Barn At Court Lodge Farm

The barn at Court Lodge Farm is a 16th-century grain barn that has been extensively altered in the late 18th century or early 19th century, with some subsequent changes. It features an aisled timber frame with eight bays, and the exterior is clad in late 18th-century or early 19th-century brickwork laid in Sussex bond, incorporating some grey headers. The roof is half-hipped and covered with plain tiles.

There are two former hipped cart entrances on the barn that have been glazed, likely in the early 19th century. The east side of the south front includes a 16-pane sash window with a moulded architrave, along with a plank door inserted in the center of this front. The east front also has two 1930s metal windows and three 20th-century garage entrances at ground level. The west elevation is primarily clad in corrugated iron, while the north side is obscured by 20th-century buildings that are not of special interest.

Inside, the barn has a roof structure supported by square crown posts. Originally, each bay had two foot braces resting on the tie beam and two head braces on the collar beam, although some of these braces are missing. A secondary angled queen strut post was inserted in the late 18th or early 19th century for additional support. Two bays have had extra arched braces bolted on for reinforcement, and three bays have bolted knees inserted into the jowling of the upright posts. The upright posts are set in concrete padstones, and the top of the wall plate features reused timbers. The aisle roofs date from the late 18th or early 19th century and consist of through purlins without a ridge piece. The east end bay has been bricked up halfway but retains long diagonal tension braces. The wall frame is intact at the top half of the east end, except for a large 20th-century vehicle opening, while the west end was inserted when the building was repurposed for vehicle repairs.