Barn, And Shelter Shed, Southend Farm, About 20 Metres North Of Southerns

This is a barn and shelter shed located at Southend Farm, about 20 meters north of Southerns. The barn dates from the 17th century, while the shelter shed is from the early 19th century. The barn is timber-framed, three panels high, and sits on a low stone plinth with butt-jointed boarding. It features some woven wattle air-vents at the top, a tiled roof on one side, and corrugated iron on the other. The barn has six bays and includes a porch added to one side, with a five-bay shelter shed positioned at right angles.

The facade facing the shelter-shed yard has a double doorway slightly off-center to the right and a single set of late 20th-century doors that are divided horizontally. The boarding shows some vertical jointing. To the left, the shelter shed has timber posts on stone blocks and a weatherboarded gable, with an open front and a tiled roof. Inside the barn, the bottom panel of the framing is nearly as high as the top two panels, and there is some bracing in the lower half. Not all main posts are jowelled, and there are straight braces to the trusses, some of which are missing. The trusses consist of a tie beam, collar, and angle struts, with three pairs of purlins, a square ridge, and straight wind braces connecting the wall plate to the lowest purlins. The rafters are largely intact beneath the corrugated iron roof.

A lean-to stone porch has been added to the opposite side of the barn, with low doors leading to the yard beyond. There is also a lean-to structure between the porch and the road. The shelter shed features king-post trusses. Lean-to sheds are located at the right-hand end of the barn and to the right of the double doors in the yard, but these are not of special interest.