Threshing Barn

A threshing barn, probably constructed in 1772.

MATERIALS: constructed of red brick, some with blue brick and stone detailing. The oak roof structure is covered in slate.

PLAN: a seven-bay barn with opposing central doors, a south-facing porch and side door on the west side.

DESCRIPTION: the north and south elevations are each supported by eight brick buttresses with stone caps. The porch has the letters ‘E P’ and numerals ‘7 2’ picked out in blue brick. The lateral buttress to the south-east corner of the porch has been damaged. There are sealed ventilation slits with chamfered reveals and timber lintels to each bay except the central, threshing bay. The roof structure comprises six oak trusses with raised collars and two rows of through purlins. Each truss has a pegged collar between the purlins. Oak braces set within the walls support each truss. There are some areas of disturbed brickwork around the ventilator openings. A small historic raising of the roof angle is indicated by the empty mortices in the principals close to ridge height. The north double entrance doors are timber boarded, framed, braced and ledged, and have iron strap hinges. The south porch doors are metal. The floors are laid with concrete.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 7 February 2024 to correct a typo in the description