Barn Complex About 66 Metres West Of Somerfield Court

A barn complex dating to approximately 1834, with later modifications, stands about 66 metres west of Somerfield Court. The complex comprises small blocks constructed of coursed stone with brick dressings, with red brick in a header bond on the courtyard side of the outer buildings. Plain tile roofs cover the entire structure. The layout forms three sides of a rectangular yard open to the south. A central barn runs southwards from the middle of the north side of the yard. This central barn is built of stone, set on a brick plinth, with brick gable ends incorporating kneelers and small stone crosses to each gable. Slit windows are present on the east and west sides, and Gothic windows are on the gable ends. Two projecting stone porches extend from the east and two from the west, each with deeper hipped canopies. The date '1834' is inscribed on the south cross. A shelter, open to the yard, is constructed against the north wall of the yard to the west of the central barn, supported by stout poles and featuring a pitched roof. The west range is storeyed and incorporates brick-coped gables with kneelers and small stone crosses. A Gothic window is on the north gable; the south gable may have been rebuilt. Two small first-floor windows and two boarded first-floor doors face the yard. Segmental-headed brick arcading runs along the ground-floor yard face, featuring the initials 'S.C.' on the keystones. A Gothic doorway is located on the west side. A shelter against the north wall of the yard, to the east of the central barn, has a 20th-century brick south wall. The east range consists of a short two-storey building to the north end, with brick-coped gables with kneelers and small stone crosses. A Gothic window is on the north gable, and a bulls-eye window is on the south. A Gothic doorway and blocked Gothic windows are on the east face; blocked round-headed ground-floor openings face the yard. A longer single-storey range extends to the south with a similar gable and cross, along with Gothic windows. There are three blocked doors facing the yard. The interiors were not inspected.