Threshing Barn And Horse Engine House In The Farmyard South West Of South Yarde Farmhouse

This is a threshing barn and horse engine house, dating from the early 19th century, and possibly a refashioning of an earlier barn. It is constructed of stone rubble, with the barn featuring a slate roof that is gabled at both ends, while the horse engine house has been re-roofed with corrugated iron. The buildings are positioned at right angles to the farmhouse on a north-south axis, with the horse engine house located on the east side. The barn includes opposed double threshing doors, which have stone checks on both the west and east sides, and timber plank doors. Inside, there are nailed 'A' frame trusses that reflect an early 19th-century style. This structure is part of a remarkably well-preserved group of farm buildings at South Yarde farm and is very important to the setting of the nearby grade I medieval house.