Barn and shelter shed at Hope Cottage

This is a threshing barn with a shelter shed, built around the early 18th century. The shelter shed was likely altered or extended in the late 18th century, with later infill work added in the 20th century using red brick and cast stone.

The barn and shelter shed are timber-framed, clad in featheredge weatherboarding with red cambered peg tile roofs. The barn rests on a red brick plinth. The barn is three bays long and one bay deep, orientated east-west. The exterior walls are largely weatherboarded, with later red brick infill in stretcher bond at the gable ends. There are opposing full-height wooden double doors in the central bay, and a later timber door and single-light windows in the east and west elevations, respectively. A later window and door are positioned between the studding on the south elevation, where it joins the shelter shed. The barn's roof is half-hipped and covered in red clay tiles.

The shelter shed, a single-storey gabled building orientated north-south, adjoins the west end of the barn’s south front. It incorporates later red brick and cast stone walls to the south and west sides, and weatherboarding and wooden double doors on the north end, facing east. The shed's roof is also covered in red clay tiles.

Inside the barn, the post and truss timber frame is fully exposed. The central threshing bay is defined by principal rafter trusses with tie beams and straight braces. The roof structure includes clasped purlins supported by angled queen struts and straight wind braces, with half-hipped ends. The wall frames consist of studs and straight braces connecting sill beams, girding beams, and wall plates. Some timbers have been repositioned or replaced. The shelter shed's roof is of roughly hewn timbers with tie beams supported by straight braces; the southern portion of the shed appears to have been altered, featuring a ridge board and queen jacks. Later metal ties and braces support the shed’s tie beams.