Barn And Attached Stable/Hayloft At Brockham Court

The building is a barn with an attached stable and hayloft located at Brockham Court. The barn dates from the late 17th century or early 18th century, while the stable and hayloft were added to the east in the 18th century, with the east wall of the barn serving as the end wall of the stable, which has a hipped roof only on the east side.

The barn features six bays, constructed with a timber frame and clad in weatherboarding on a brick plinth. It has a gabled roof that is now covered in corrugated iron. There is a small lean-to addition on the north side, also timber-framed and clad in weatherboarding, but with a tiled roof. The penultimate bay to the east has full-height cart entrances with double doors, while the south side includes a high-level opening and a small door.

Inside the barn, the wall frame is made of good-quality scantling with a midrail and some diagonal braces. The western bay contains a wooden partition. The roof features an angled queenstrut design with purlins, and the tie beams have slightly curved tension braces. Some of the purlins are made from reused timbers, and while the original rafters remain, later long diagonal braces have been added for structural support.

The stable with hayloft is primarily constructed of brick in Flemish bond, incorporating some grey headers, and has a tiled roof that is hipped to the east. The south side features a timber-framed and weatherboarded lean-to on a brick plinth. This structure has two storeys, and the front or north elevation includes two cambered entrances, with the larger eastern entrance flanked by two smaller cambered openings. The east end has an opening leading to the hayloft, along with a small door and window for the lean-to.

Inside the stable, there are some original wooden saddle hooks, a fixed ladder providing access to the hayloft, and triangular wooden mangers.