Range Of Farm Buildings Immediately North Of Osborne Newton Farmhouse

Range of farm buildings immediately north of Osborne Newton Farmhouse

Extensive range of farm buildings including bank barns and stable, dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Constructed in rubble with some cob under eaves at the rear; roofed in slate with some corrugated iron and asbestos-cement.

The range forms a long cumulative composition with the earliest barn positioned at the left or west end. At the left stands a circa 17th-century barn in two storeys, set gable-end towards the farmhouse and positioned against the slope. A very steep set of stone steps rises to the left side, which features ventilation slits, and this barn is set at right angles to the remainder of the range. Two plank doors and a square light appear on the right; the eaves are raised. To its right extends a long 18th or 19th-century bank barn with a half-hipped outer end and gabled right end. Eight shippon doors sit beneath two loading openings with wood lintels, and a continuous range of pigeon openings runs along the eaves. A central barn door stands to the left of centre at the rear, with a scissors roof above. Moving right, a two-part bank barn with a lower ridge-line, probably dating from the 18th century with 19th-century modifications, stands under a swept-down roof. A stable with stalls and cobbled floor adjoins, followed by a further stable with two doors to segmental brick heads, two lights, and a small inserted cusped green stone lancet, probably medieval, positioned under a swept-down roof. At the rear stands a mid-storey structure with raking roof and plank doors. The interior features ten bays with a 19th-century A-frame roof and an early board floor. At the far right is an 18th-century bank barn constructed in rough rubble with a corrugated iron roof, featuring a gabled left end and half-hipped right end. A lean-to open porch on the left covers the door, with a further door and light to the right.