Threshing Barn at High Trees Farm

The Threshing Barn at High Trees Farm is an early 19th-century structure. It features weatherboarding over a timber frame, set on a high plinth of red brick laid in Flemish bond, with a corrugated asbestos roof.

The barn has a rectangular seven-bay plan that includes two threshing floors and two gabled porches on the north side. There is also a later 19th-century extension to the south. At the south-west corner, the barn is connected to the chaff house, which is being assessed separately as part of the stable.

The exterior of the barn showcases a steeply pitched roof with plain bargeboards at the gable ends. On the north side, the two gabled porches, located in the second and sixth bays, feature plank double-leaf doors with strap hinges. The south side has the later 19th-century extension made of gault and red brick, topped with a lean-to slate-clad roof. This extension has two bays, with the right bay being open-fronted. It is flanked by large plank doors that lead into the two threshing bays. The double-leaf doors on the left are likely from the 19th century, while the sliding door on the right is a later addition. A window or raised doorway on the east gable end has been blocked and covered with weatherboarding.

Inside, the barn contains two threshing floors in the second and sixth bays, with the western floor retaining its yellow brick covering. The seven-bay collar roof truss features clasped purlins, diagonal bracing bolted to the principal rafters, and bolted knee braces between the tie beams and principal posts. Collar beams are positioned at bay and half-bay intervals. The wall frames consist of closely spaced studs with primary down bracing, and there is a significant amount of re-used timber in the framing.