3 Ranges Of Farmbuildings Forming Farmyard To The Rear Of Wonham Barton Farmhouse

Three ranges of farmbuildings forming a planned farmyard to the rear of Wonham Barton Farmhouse, built circa 1840. They comprise a stable range to the east (against the rear of the farmhouse), a shippon with loft over to the north and an adjoining block at the left end, and a barn range to the west. A fourth range (calf-houses) has been refronted and is not included in the listing.

The buildings are constructed of stone rubble with mixed roofing: slate to the shippon, corrugated asbestos to the adjoining block (half-hipped at the right end), tile to the stable block, and corrugated asbestos to the barn range.

The plan forms a purposeful farmyard arrangement with a central dung pit, accessed from the farmhouse via a south-east entrance and to other later farmbuildings and fields via a south-west approach. The shippon range, positioned adjacent to the road, has direct access to the lofts from the road itself. The barn range contains a threshing loft with rear access. The horse engine house no longer survives.

The stable range is two storeys, with the weatherboarded upper storey projecting over a cart entrance at the right end, where a stack stands adjacent. It features four doorways and two original windows, plus one added ground floor window, four first floor windows, and a later blocked gabled dormer at the left end.

The shippon range is two storeys, with an additional block to the left set slightly forward and rising to a higher roofline. The shippon itself has eight doorways with segmental arches, some blocked, and a weatherboarded hay loft to the front accessed by a stone stair flight at the left. The left end block has three ground floor doorways with rounded arches, two loft doors, and a weatherboarded lean-to at the right end.

The barn range is two storeys with stone steps against the front wall at the right, incorporating a segmental doorway cut through the steps. A large segmental-arched doorway marks the centre, with a smaller similar opening to the left. Three loft doorways are present, the centre and right-hand doors being the larger.

The farmbuildings form an exceptionally good group with the farmhouse. They have been little altered internally and retain original features including numbered king post trusses in the shippon and paired cattle stalls with automatic drinking points. The upper floor boards throughout are unusually wide and appear to be original. The rear elevation of the shippon range, facing the road, is a particularly important aspect of the group. The complex water supply and power system that formerly operated the wheel survives as evidence of the site's sophisticated engineering.