Two Barns And Stableblock Adjoining Evergreen Farmhouse

This listing describes a range of farm buildings consisting of two barns and a stableblock that are located next to Evergreen Farmhouse. The barn adjoining the stableblock is dated and initialled 'I.D. 1789' on a rectangular datestone set in the porch gable. The other barn and the stableblock are likely from the early to mid-19th century. The buildings are primarily constructed from coursed, roughly squared, and dressed limestone, with roofing made of artificial stone slate and corrugated asbestos.

The layout is 'L'-shaped, featuring the late 18th-century barn with a gabled porch on its south side. The stableblock extends to the left of the porch at a right angle to the barn, while the early to mid-19th-century barn is located at the east gable end of the late 18th-century barn. There is a 20th-century range built from concrete blocks at the east gable end, which is not considered of special interest.

The late 18th-century barn includes a lean-to porch (which was roofless at the time of the last survey in June 1986) at the center of the north wall. It has a projecting gabled two-storey porch with double plank doors directly opposite. There is also a lean-to structure to the right of the porch and triangular ventilation holes. The early to mid-19th-century barn features a single bay loft at the west end, with a double-width through passage leading to the yard. A projecting lean-to porch is located on the north wall, off-center to the left, with a double-width through passage towards the west end that leads to a loft accessible via steps up to a plank door in the south wall.

Inside the late 18th-century barn, there are four bays with original collar and tie beam roof trusses and double purlins. The interior of the early to mid-19th-century barn also has four bays with original collar and tie beam trusses featuring queen struts. The interior of the stableblock has not been inspected.