Barn At Stanstead Bury Farm 30 Metres South West Of Farmhouse

This is a barn dating from the 17th century, with a rear extension added in the 19th century. It is timber-framed and weatherboarded, topped with an old red tile roof. The barn has five bays and faces east, featuring a central projecting gabled porch. At the back, there is a four-bay aisle made of plum brick, which was added in the 19th century, and the studs from the former rear wall have been removed. The structure includes unjowled posts with long curved braces supporting the tie-beams. The roof is a butt-purlin type with angle-strutted trusses, and there is one purlin on each slope supported by morticed rafters. The purlins and mid-height rails in the walls are jointed in line, with tension bracing present in the walls on either side of the central bay and in the end corners. There are double doors that are off-centre to accommodate a wicket.