Cider Barn And Attached Stables About 5 Metres North West Of Hill House

The cider barn, dating from the late 17th century, is located about 5 metres northwest of Hill House in Olveston. An attached stable, built in the late 18th century, is situated at the east end of the barn. The structure is made of rubble with brick dressings, featuring a pantiled roof on the barn and a double Roman tiled roof with corrugated plastic roof lights on the stable.

The two-storey barn has four bays and a north elevation that includes two three-light windows with iron stanchions beneath the eaves, a central double loading door, and an external stair. The ground floor features two three-light casements with timber lintels and drip moulds, all equipped with stop-chamfered mullions. There is a blocked loading door with a segmental head to the left, along with three slit windows and a slit through the stair. The west elevation has a double door with a segmental brick head, two 20th-century windows above, and a small blocked window. Steps lead down to a vaulted cellar that includes a loading chute to the right.

The stable has a two-storey north elevation with two cross windows featuring segmental heads and chamfered mullions, a central door with a segmental head, a small 20th-century window, and a loading door beneath the eaves. The east elevation includes garage doors. Inside, the cider barn contains a complete cider mill, which was built around due to its size, along with a complete cider press. The barn has a four-bay roof supported by a tie-beam, principal rafters, one row of purlins, and a plated yoke. The stable features a four-bay roof with a tie-beam under the floor, a collar, and two rows of purlins, along with stop-chamfered beams.