Stable Aligned North South 40 Metres North West Of Holyoak Farmhouse

TM 05 NE 3/70

COMBS CHURCH LANE Stable aligned north/south, 40m north-west of Holyoak Farmhouse

GV II

Stable, late C18, for 8 horses. 5 bays, with loft above. Timber-framed and weatherboarded. Thatched roof. Most of the upper floor is constructed of clay daub, a rare surviving feature in Suffolk: oak binding beams have bolted knees, and laid across the beams at about 0.5m centres are unsquared poles of elm or oak. Over the poles is a layer of clay daub, about 0.1m thick, with a high proportion of chalk. This form of construction was widely used in modest houses and farm buildings, but rarely survives to the present day. Main framing members of oak; primary-braced studding of pine. Clasped purlin roof. Stalls and hay-racks remain in part. In poor condition at date of survey.

Listing NGR: TM0504456538