Bryan Beck Bank barn

The Bryan Beck Bank barn dates to the 18th century and is constructed of rubble stone with graduated stone slate roofs. The building has a largely L-shaped plan, comprising a main rectangular range oriented east to west, with opposing cart entrances along its frontages, and an attached two-storey wing to the north-east (downslope side). A later single-storey lean-to is attached to the south-east corner, creating an overall T-shaped plan, clearly differentiated by a butt joint in the stonework.

The exterior displays pitched roofs and substantial, elongated quoins to the principal corners. The south elevation features a large cart entrance with a timber lintel and a pentice roof. To the right is a smaller, blocked opening with a cambered arch. The north elevation shows a substantial stone plinth and a large cambered arch cart opening, with a slit window to the right. The two-storey wing to the left has two windows with cambered arches at both the lower and upper ground floor levels. The east elevation has a substantial plinth, a central door with a cambered arch at lower ground floor level, with matching windows to either side in the barn itself, and a further window at the upper ground floor. The wing to the right also has a cambered arch entrance at lower ground floor level, and a window above. The attached lean-to has an entrance with a timber lintel. The west elevation has a door to the upper ground floor.

The interior of the four-bay barn consists of a large, undivided open space under an original pegged roof, supported by three collar and tie beam trusses. Carpentry marks are present on all timbers. The upper room of the north-east wing, formerly partitioned but now open to the barn, has plastered walls with a simple cornice, suggesting domestic use, and a half loft. Inscribed on the plaster immediately below the cornice are the initials JWP, followed by the name ‘John William Pitta....’. The ground floor of this wing shows evidence of a former hearth, a former stone step leading to the first floor room, and retains a pair of stalls. Further stalls and pens are found within the byre, and a further room is accessed internally to the west.