Stables and residential annexe, and old calf shed, Michelmersh Manor Farm

This is a substantial timber-framed building of at least 16th-century date, substantially rebuilt in red brick in the late 18th or 19th century. The original timber-framed structure survives in the roof, a fragment of wall frame, and partitions, though the walls have been replaced in red brick laid in English bond.

The building is constructed in seven unequal bays of one and a half storeys, aligned south-east to north-west. The southern four bays are currently fitted out as accommodation, with the southernmost bay possibly built originally for this purpose. The northern bays are used as farm storage, with an upper floor level in the sixth bay. The main elevation faces south-west onto the farmyard and features a stepped brick plinth at the southern end, possibly to accommodate the sloping ground level or to mark a change in status. The building contains numerous blocked or partially blocked openings original to the brick phase. Current window openings are primarily 20th century in date, though some beneath cambered arches may be 19th century. On the rear north-east elevation, blocked vertical slit openings and a primary brick doorway are visible. The southern end, where the ground level drops away, shows evidence of brick rebuilding, indicated by straight joints in the fabric. The southern gable is weatherboarded with a half-hipped roof above. At the north end, the northernmost post of the wall frame survives in situ, with the tie beam braced to it by a slightly ogival arch brace. The central stud is original; other studs are later. The gable is straight, with rafters meeting at the ridge. Empty mortises in the frame suggest the building was once longer. The roof truss is lined internally with wide boards laid horizontally.

The roof structure employs queen strut trusses, most with a central strut. Construction is of clasped purlin form with predominantly curved wind braces, most complete on the northern roof face. The trusses show inconsistent construction methods overall, but the high proportion of early common rafters indicates they are not reused. The tie beam between the southern and next bay has been cut away to provide added headroom. The collar is slightly cambered and chamfered on both sides, with raking struts to each side. On the ground floor of the southern bay, parallel axial beams carry approximately one and a half inch chamfers with plain run-out stops and horizontally laid joists. The higher quality of finishes at the southern end suggests this section was intended as accommodation rather than agricultural use. In the third and fourth trusses, collars have been doubled with two timbers laid side by side, apparently to strengthen the roof. Wind braces in the third bay are approximately two and a half inches thick, compared to one and a half inches elsewhere. In the fifth truss, at the northern end of the residential section, the principal posts have been replaced but studwork survives in situ below the tie beam. The tie beam is numbered and struts are numbered on both faces, though not consecutively. Truss seven was originally closed between tie beam and collar and is now also closed below the tie beam with later studwork.

Attached to this earlier building is a small barn, possibly an open-sided hay barn now used as a stock shed, dating to before 1840 and possibly to the later 18th or early 19th century, with later alterations. It is timber-framed with modern metal roof cladding. The building is arranged in three bays, aisled to the rear, open to the south-west and north-west. It is shallower in depth than the earlier building but its rear walls align with them. Rear posts with straight braces rest on tall concrete or brick bases; where brick bases are used, timber sole plates are present. The rear wall, on a brick plinth, has timber posts supporting the wallplate with studs between, clad externally in wide horizontal boarding. The front posts, one of which is jowled, are also braced, though the front has been altered and repaired with reused and more recent timber. The roof is half-hipped to the north, with raking struts to the eastern truss and queen struts to the western truss, clasped purlins and straight braces. Most common rafters are missing, and modern structure supports the roof cladding. If originally built as a hay barn, it would have been open-sided with deep projecting eaves to protect fodder, and would have featured posts set back from the frontage with distinctive brackets supporting the wall plate.

20th-century and 21st-century openings, fixtures and fittings in the brickwork, and the 20th-century metal roof cladding, internal stairs and partitions, do not contribute to special interest, though they protect and enclose the historic structure.