Tithe Barn And Adjoining Stable And Dovecote And Horse Engine House

The Tithe Barn, along with an adjoining stable, dovecote, and horse engine house, dates back to the 15th century, with alterations made in the 16th to 17th centuries, further changes in the early 19th century, and restoration in the mid to late 1940s. The structure is built from coursed squared rubble, featuring ashlar quoins and dressings, and has a stone slate roof with coped raised verges and a ball finial.

The barn has a traditional layout, including a gabled projecting porch on the east side. It features square-headed cart entries, with a cambered lintel on the west side. There is a lean-to structure at the south of the porch and a projecting engine house to the north, which is early 19th century in origin, constructed of rubble with a slate roof and semi-circular plan at the east end, now fitted with 20th-century casements and doors.

The south gable end of the barn includes cross loops and putlog holes, while the north gable end has an arch-headed loft doorway. The dovecote, which projects from the south end of the barn and dates from the late 16th to early 17th century, is made of coursed rubble and has a stone slate roof. It features gables on the south and east sides with nesting box holes and perching ledges, as well as 2-light casement windows with ovolo moulded mullions and surrounds under drip moulds, and single openings in the gables.

Inside, the barn contains seven bays of arch-braced collar beam trusses with three tiers of windbracing, all of which have been significantly restored. There is a chamfered and four-centre headed doorway on the east side of the porch that leads to the tithe office. The dovecote features sawn ashlar nesting boxes, with stable fittings located below.