The Granary At New House Farm

The Granary at New House Farm is a 18th-century cart-shed with a granary above, which incorporates some earlier stonework, likely from the 17th century. The building underwent alterations in the 19th century, including the addition of an outshut and stone steps, as well as changes in the 20th century. It is constructed from coursed Wealden sandstone, which is paler and made of larger blocks below a continuous stone ledge on the first floor. The upper section features bands of red stretcher bricks, while the returns and gables are covered with 20th-century weatherboarding. The roof is half-hipped and covered with plain clay tiles.

On the farmyard elevation to the north, the building is two storeys high and has two bays. The right bay is mostly obscured by the outshut, which has an iron tie visible to the right. The left bay features a flight of stone steps on a brick base leading up to an entrance platform. The entrance has a 20th-century board door that rises through caves under the weatherboard gable, with notches in the threshold indicating a former wooden stair. The rear side has a chamfered plinth, and near the right end, below the ledge, is a re-set datestone with well-carved relief lettering that reads "1612" and possibly "1574RB." There is an end tie-rod to the left and a central 20th-century brick buttress. The timber wall-plate and rafter feet are visible, along with two late 20th-century roof lights.

The returns were originally open on the ground floor, but the first floors now have 20th-century weatherboarding and gable windows. The left return features large stone quoins, while the right return has 20th-century brick piers at the sides. The ground floor of the left return now includes a wide stable door on the left and a 20th-century window and weatherboarding to the right.

Inside, the granary has large cross-beams resting on wooden plates, original joists, and wide floorboards, with a trap door in the left bay. There is a stone ledge below the first floor, similar to the exterior. The granary walls are lined with boards, and the former lath-and-plaster ceiling has been removed, leaving part of the original central board partition. The door frame has mortices for a base board. The central collared principal rafter truss and original rafters still have collards to support the former laths. The first-floor ledge was designed to prevent rats and other pests from accessing the granary. Overall, this is a well-built 18th-century granary that reuses earlier materials.