Granary at Camwell Hall Farm

The granary at Camwell Hall Farm probably dates to the 16th century. It is a timber-frame structure supported by a brick plinth and clad in weatherboarding, with a pitched roof covered in corrugated iron. The building has a square plan and is located to the north-west of the farmhouse, on the south side of the track known as Chase Way. Later 20th-century extensions to the north-east and south-east are not included within the listing.

The two-story, two-bay granary was originally built over what was likely an open-fronted cartshed. The weatherboarding has been replaced and patched, although a wider tarred section on the north-east front appears to be older than the rest. The lower section of the rear south-west elevation is clad in corrugated iron; the south-east elevation uses MDF boards as an internal wall adjoining the 20th-century extension. Access to the first floor is via an external ladder on the south-east elevation. There are opposing, unglazed, two-light openings at first-floor level on the north-east and south-west sides. The north-east opening retains one straight-sided diamond mullion per light, while the south-west opening has two mortices in each light’s sill and lintel, indicating the former positions of mullions. The north-east opening also has shutters with strap hinges; one shutter has recently become detached and has been retained. The open front of the north-east elevation features two timber posts supporting a substantial bressummer that may be a reused timber with mortices for a curved brace, or has been later adapted.

Inside, the close-studded timber frame supports a crown-post roof with clasped purlins and curved braces underneath the central, cambered tie beam. The original rafters and crown plate survive in the north-west bay. Some timbers have been reused, displaying redundant mortices and recesses. Sections of plaster from the original infill panels remain. The main jowled posts, substantial wall plates, and joists that support the wide oak floorboards are still present. Ground-floor bracing exists on all three walls, though it has been replaced on the south-east end of the rear wall along with two studs. An arched brace is visible at the south-east end of the front wall at first-floor level.