Great Barn And Shelter Shed Attached At Throcking Hall Farm

The building comprises a late 15th or early 16th century barn and an 18th century shelter shed attached at Throcking Hall Farm. The barn is a tall, unaisled structure with 10 bays facing south. It has a steep-pitched roof with half-hipped ends and gablets, now covered in corrugated iron. A gabled south porch and a small, black, gabled turret for a corn dryer are present. The timber frame is dark weatherboarded. The barn features massive jowled posts with a mid-height rail, curved tension braces in the walls, and grooves indicative of original wattle and daub infilling. The roof is a clasped purlin construction on collar and queen strut trusses, incorporating one purlin each side with wind bracing. Notable timber details include edge-halved scarf joints in the wall plate with bridled butts, and very massive flat-laid rafters. A weathervane is located at the east end of the ridge. The interior has been adapted and filled with grain silos. Attached in line to the east of the barn is a 5-bay, lower shelter shed with a steep slated roof and an open arcade on the north side. This shed has a clasped purlin roof and long braces connecting to the tie beams.