Barn and Stables at Byes Farm

The barn and stables at Byes Farm date back to the 18th century, with later remodelling of the stables in the late 19th century. The buildings are constructed of random rubble stone with red brick dressings on the stables, all under corrugated-metal roof coverings.

The agricultural buildings are arranged loosely around two yards. A linhay and milking shed, barn, and stables form an L-shaped plan around a yard to the north and east. A second group of buildings, including animal housing, likely a calves’ house, and a cartshed, enclose three sides of a small yard to the south. The buildings are largely rectangular, with the barn having a slightly wider footprint.

The barn is oriented north to south and, with the attached stables, forms a range on the east side of the farmyard. The barn is a tall, single-storey building of five bays with wide, full-height openings in the west and east elevations, fitted with later replacement wooden double doors. The two-storey stable building has a symmetrical front, although the openings are slightly offset to the left. The stable features red brick surrounds and quoins to the south-west corner. A full-height gabled bay is located left-of-centre, featuring a tall ground-floor entrance with wooden ventilation slats above the door, and a first-floor taking-in door. Timber windows flank each doorway; those to the ground floor have segmental-arched heads and wooden ventilation slats in the upper part of the window. The rear elevation has slit windows below the eaves.

Inside the barn, the open plan has a central threshing bay and an opening in the south wall, formerly a window, leading to the upper floor of the stables. This opening has stone reveals and a timber lintel. There is no evidence of an upper floor in the barn itself. The roof structure consists of principal tie-beam rafters with later collars, two tiers of butt purlins, and a ridge-piece. The stables retain original stall divisions, one hayrack, and wooden pegs for tack. A separate loose box is located at the south end of the building and is accessed externally. The 19th-century roof of the stables has collared trusses, slender purlins, and a ridge piece.