Barn And Fold Yard

This is a late 18th-century barn with a stable extension from the early to mid-19th century, situated within a fold yard. The building is constructed of thin-bedded limestone rubble, set dry to the fold-yard walls, with stone slate roofs, although the west porch has a double Roman tile covering, and a lean-to on the east side has corrugated iron. The barn has opposed entries on its east and west sides; the east entry has a hipped roof and is part of the original structure, while the west entry has a lean-to roof set below the main eaves. The cheeks of this porch were likely added during the stable extension. There is a ventilation slit in the north gable facing the road, and flanking slits at a low level beside each entry, each trimmed with a single upright block. Square openings are present in the gable to the road, and to the left and right of the porch on the east side. The original barn features alternating quoins and coped gables with cross saddles. The stable, located away from the road, also has a coped gable with a door opening centred on its east side, above which is a small opening covered by a plank shutter. The barn's internal structure consists of 13 bays with a collar and tie truss, central to the porches, and features original wide-set rafters. The floor is of earth. The stable formerly had an upper floor, which has now been removed. Immediately to the right of the east entry remains a lean-to addition with a corrugated iron roof. The fold-yard wall varies in height, with missing copings, and has an opening approximately 3 meters wide to the east. A shelter-shed on the north side of the yard is not of particular architectural interest, except for the wall adjoining the road. An open-ended shed is built into the south side, with its outer wall continuous with the fold-yard wall. The roof is deteriorating, with many slates lost. The barn and fold yard are an important landscape feature abutting the road eastwards from the village centre.