Barn To Rear Of Smallbrook Cottage

The building is a threshing barn located to the rear of Smallbrook Cottage, dating from around 1500 with 19th-century alterations. It features a timber frame with sandstone cladding, brick dressing at the corners, and a plain tiled roof that is hipped to the right and half-hipped to the left. The barn is rectangular and consists of four framed bays with opposing entries located to the left of center in a shallow break, one of which has 19th-century sliding doors. There are brick-edged breathers at the front and rear, as well as on the left-hand return front, positioned on either side of a round arched hood panel. To the right, there is a pentice extension with leaded windows, and a 19th-century stable range, which is now used as a workshop, extends to the left.

Inside, the barn has an unusually complete roof structure featuring diminishing principals, windbracing, and Queen-strut trusses. The wall frame includes fine jowled posts and an unusual S-shaped passing brace on the right side. There is also a rear aisle, and evidence in the roof suggests there may have been a hip at the left end.