Threshing Barn at High Trees Farm

Early C19 threshing barn.

MATERIALS: weatherboarding over a timber-frame on a high plinth of red brick laid in Flemish bond, and corrugated asbestos roof covering.

PLAN: rectangular seven-bay plan with two threshing floors, two gabled porches to the north, and a later C19 extension to the south. At the south-western corner the barn is attached to the chaff house which is being separately assessed as part of the stable.

EXTERIOR: the large barn has a steeply pitched roof with plain bargeboards at the gable ends. On the north side, the two gabled porches in the second and sixth bays have plank double-leaf doors with strap hinges. In the centre on the south side, the later C19 extension is constructed of gault and red brick and has a lean-to, slate-clad roof. It has two bays, the one on the right being open-fronted. The extension is flanked by large plank doors which open onto the two threshing bays. The double-leaf doors on the left hand side have strap hinges and are probably C19, whilst the sliding door on the right is later. On the east gable end a window or raised doorway has been blocked and covered in weatherboarding.

INTERIOR: this has two threshing floors in the second and sixth bays, the one to the west retaining its yellow brick covering. The seven-bay collar roof truss has clasped purlins, diagonal bracing bolted onto the principal rafters, and bolted knee braces between the tie beams and principal posts. The collar beams are at bay and half-bay intervals. The wall frames have closely spaced studs with primary down bracing. There is much re-used timber in the framing.

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