Barn, Stable/Granary and Outbuildings approx. 35m NW of Rise Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 2003. Barn, stable, granary, outbuilding. 1 related planning application.

Barn, Stable/Granary and Outbuildings approx. 35m NW of Rise Hall

WRENN ID
iron-cobble-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Suffolk
Country
England
Date first listed
11 June 2003
Type
Barn, stable, granary, outbuilding
Source
Historic England listing

Description

The site comprises a barn, stable/granary, and various outbuildings located approximately 35 metres northwest of Rise Hall. The core of the barn dates to the 17th century, with later alterations and additions from the early 19th century. The buildings are constructed primarily of red brick, with plain tile and slate roofs. The main barn, aligned east-west, has seven bays. A stable/granary runs at a right angle from the southwest corner of the barn, forming an "L" shape. A further range extends southwards, connecting to a single-story outbuilding from the early 19th century, possibly a byre or stable, featuring a pantile roof and a brick gable end with decorative “crow step” parapet. A single-story cow byre range, also from the early 19th century with a corrugated roof, runs north from the rear of the main barn, connecting to a parallel stable range. The latter range is without a roof covering at its east end but retains a Roman tile roof over the west end.

The principal barn has a central doorway with timber doors, sheltered by a raised pent roof. The lower sections of the south and east elevations are in 17th-century English bond brick, while the upper sections are in 18th-century Flemish bond, suggesting some rebuilding. Four large brick buttresses with tumbled detail have been added to the west and north walls of the barn. The slate roof features simple glazed lights. The eastern gable end is partially weather-boarded and has a single-story outbuilding attached. A brick and slate extension is also visible on the barn's south wall.

Inside the barn, the four eastern bays have a roof that likely retains original butt purlins with heavy, notched principals, although the rest is probably from the 18th century with clasped side purlins. Massive tie beams and internal wall posts are of pine, while knee braces are made of elm. The stable/granary exhibits areas of 17th-century English bond brickwork in the lower stages of the east elevation, featuring a central doorway and two offset loading hatches with plank doors at first floor level. The west elevation has vents with projecting heads at first floor level, overlooking a late 19th-century outshut extension. The interior of the stable/granary contains a first-floor granary or hay loft.

This complex of buildings represents a farmstead that has evolved over time and is historically significant in conjunction with Rise Hall, which was built in 1826 and may have prompted some of the early 19th-century additions. All the principal elements are depicted on the 1838 Tithe Survey of the parish. Akenham Tithe Survey, 1838, is held at the Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich.

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