North Barn And Attached Farm Buildings Temple Lane

North Barn and attached farm buildings on Temple Lane consist of a barn, stable, and cowhouse. The barn likely dates from the 18th century and incorporates earlier timbers, while the stable and cowhouse were built in the 19th century, with the stable probably from the early to mid-19th century and the cowhouse from the late 19th century. All three structures have been altered over time.

The barn is timber-framed with weatherboard cladding on a brick plinth, while the cowhouse has a similar design but features a brick ground floor. The stable is constructed of red brick with blue headers in Flemish bond. All buildings have plain tile roofs. The barn has five bays, with an L-shaped stable on the left and a five-bay cowhouse with a loft on the right. The barn features a central cart entry with double board doors, a later board stable door with a side-light on the left, and a blocked loading door above it. On the right side, there is a board door and a hatch with a loading door above. The stable has a board stable door with a two-light window to its left, set under a continuous timber lintel, and stepped dentilled eaves, with a hipped roof on the left. The cowhouse includes a central raked brick buttress, with a board hatch on either side and steps leading up to a board door at the left end.

The rear of the barn and cowhouse has some weatherboarding missing. The barn features opposing central cart entry and a loading door on the left, while the cowhouse is open-fronted. There is a 20th-century gabled addition to the rear of the stable that is not of special interest.

Inside, the barn showcases impressive large-scanting framing. Most wall posts are jowelled, though some are unjowelled, and some structural members are secured with metal straps instead of being pegged. The braces are arched, double-curved, and straight. Each roof truss includes both queen posts and queen struts (all curved) that support through purlins, with principal rafters that decrease in size above the purlins, and intermediate collars and curved wind braces. A stable has been partitioned off in the left bays. The building was in a state of disrepair at the time of inspection.