L Shaped Barn Range On West Side Of Home Farm Yard At Cams Hall With Yard Walls Attached At South East And North East Corners

The barn range, likely dating to the late 18th century, is located on the west side of the Home Farm yard at Cams Hall. It incorporates some reused timber from an earlier structure and has undergone alterations in the 19th century, with a further range to the rear right likely dating to the 17th century and subsequently altered. Yard walls, built in the mid to late 19th century, are attached to the barn range at the south-east and north-east corners. The main barn range is built of red brick in a Flemish garden wall bond, with some blue headers. An earlier range is timber-framed and has been clad in red brick, also in English bond. The roofs are covered in plain tiles.

The east (yard) elevation has 12 internal bays and two cart entries with double boarded doors and canopies. There are blue brick bands at mid-height on the right side. A corrugated-iron lean-to is present on the left, but it is not considered to be of architectural significance. The yard wall on the left is approximately 3 metres high and curves forward, connecting with stables, featuring a segmental archway. The yard wall on the right ramps down to a square gatepier with a capstone.

At the rear, the barn range has a rubblestone plinth and opposing cart entries, one retaining its canopy. A late 19th century door is located at the right end, along with diagonally set square vents and an inserted oculus. An attached barn wing is situated on the left, featuring both 18th century segmental-arched openings and later 19th century openings. The rear gable of this wing is likely mid 18th century, constructed of red brick with blue headers. The north return elevation has tripled slit vents on two levels, plus two mid-late 19th century round-arched iron windows to the gable. The 17th century barn to the right has five exposed wallposts.

The interior of the 18th century barn contains reused jowled wall posts beside the cart entries, queen-strut roof trusses with high collars and staggered butt purlins. The 17th century barn has jowled wall posts with straight braces to large scantling tie-beams, collared queen-strut trusses with clasped through purlins, old rafters, and wind braces – some curved – at the junction with the front range roof. Parts of this roof structure have been altered, and one truss has been moved. The barn range is an integral part of the Home Farm complex.