Two Barns And Cowhouse, About 36 Metres South Of Staunton Court

Two barns and a cowhouse, dating from the late 17th century, 18th century and 19th century. The buildings are constructed of brick-nogged timber framing, with a stone plinth and tiled roofs. They form a 'T' shape; the 5-bay barn acts as the stem, with a porch projecting from the centre, and the 3-bay barn and 3-bay cowhouse forming the cross piece.

The facade of the 5-bay barn, which faces the house, has the right end partially hidden by the cowhouse. The timber framing stands 4 panels high, with two parallel slit air vents in the top two panels, and a small diamond in the panel below. The projecting gabled porch has a double doorway to the eaves, and features a tie beam and collar truss with 'V' struts above. The right return has framing 3 panels wide in the top half, and 4 panels in the lower half. A lean-to range of looseboxes on the left of the barn are not of special interest. Inside, the barn has a stone-paved threshing floor, a low brick wall with timber framing on either side, curved struts to the main posts, and short braces to the tie beam above, with square cut bases to the jowls. The roof is supported by a queen strut truss with added angle struts, and two pairs of purlins, with a square ridge. An intermediate truss on the right also features the same structure, although without lower bracing on the left. The cowhouse on the right has framing 3 panels high, with a renewed concrete plinth. It has a boarded door towards the left and a shuttered opening to the right; the infill to the three top panels has been replaced with wire mesh. A ceiling was inserted at eaves level, and brick walls were added to the top two panels down the sides in the mid-20th century.

A second barn is located behind the first, and on the right side, it projects beyond the gable of the first barn. The right-hand face of this barn has the gable of the first barn to the left. It has a small door in the left return and a double doorway to the threshing floor on the left. The wall framing stands 3 panels high, with eaves lower than those of the first barn. Adjacent to this barn stands a semi-octagonal horse-engine house with timber posts at the corners on stone bases, straight braces to the wallplate, and curved braces to one tie beam. The sides were originally open, but were partly boarded over in the mid-20th century; the roof has been removed – an unusual survival in Gloucestershire. Internally, this building has a stone-paved threshing floor. On the right, there is a low sill to the half barn, exposing a vertical timber centre, and a straight brace to the wallpost at the back (although removed at the front). The roof features a tie beam, collar and angle strut truss, with two pairs of purlins and a plank ridge. Two bays to the right have been partly floored over as a grain store in the mid-20th century. Surrounding buildings constructed in a framed style, dating from the mid to late 20th century are not considered of special interest. The buildings form a group with the farmhouse, church and other farm buildings.