Barn, Between Oakle House And Oakle Cottage

This building is a barn and stable located between Oakle House and Oakle Cottage, dating from the early 18th century with an early 19th-century extension. The barn is constructed of brownish brick in English bond on a stone plinth, while the extension features an irregular brick bond on the ground floor, topped with a tiled roof.

The barn has a central threshing floor and a lofted extension. On the roadside, there are double boarded doors that are eaves-hung on a timber door frame, with the walls projecting 110 mm on each side to act as buttresses. Each side of the barn has two rows of slit air vents, with four above and three below, although these have been bricked up. A small four-pane window has been inserted low down on the right side. The pitching-hole in the right gable has been bricked up, but an owl-hole remains above it.

On the rear elevation, there are wide doors that only reach halfway to the eaves, with an original brick-nogged timber-framed panel above. The left side has air vents similar to the front, but these are open. The right side features a boarded door with a cambered brick arch on the ground floor, and another boarded door above it, along with a three-light timber window that is closed by a shutter on the right.

The extension has a boarded door on each floor and has a slightly lower roof line than the barn. Inside, there is a stone-paved threshing floor with five-bay tie-beam trusses that include angle struts, with the central truss resting on door posts. The collars are likely later additions, and there is one pair of purlins with a square ridge, while wind-braces rise from the wall plates. On the left, there is an early inserted wall that leaves a short bay, which was probably originally a stable with a granary above. The ceiling of the granary is at eaves level, and three walls are plastered. A loft was inserted on the right in the mid-19th century, and the air vents are wider internally. This barn is a good example of early 18th-century architecture. There is a derelict single-storey extension on the right and a lean-to at the rear, which are not of special interest.