Barn At Grove Farm

The barn at Grove Farm is a Grade II listed building dating from the early to mid-17th century. It features a weatherboarded timber frame with a brick plinth and a pantile roof, consisting of three bays. The barn has off-centre double doors and a lean-to at the rear, with a lower extension on the right end.

Inside, the barn showcases tall panel framing with cranked trenched wall braces at the corner posts and jowled wall posts. The tie beams are supported by straight braces, and the principal rafter roof has coupled rafters, with the principals not aligned with the ties. There are two tiers of butt purlins, the upper tier featuring collars and arched wind braces. The original north elevation, now mostly covered by the later lean-to, retains much of its original cladding, which includes a horizontal boarded plinth nailed to the outer face, with internal wattle and daub between the studs. These panels are supported by a ledge that is grooved into the studs.

The extension is likely from the 18th century and also exhibits tall panel framing. This barn is particularly noteworthy for the preservation of its timber frame and roof, as well as a section of the original cladding, which is unusually intact and represents a common method of facing timber-framed barns in East Anglia. The barn is part of a group with the nearby granary.