Barn at Pythingdean House

The barn at Pythingdean House dates to the late 18th or early 19th century, with 20th-century alterations and additions that are not of special interest. Constructed of dressed stone to the external elevations, with roughly-coursed rubble stone within, the barn has a hipped slate roof. Dressed stone quoins mark the corners and the centre of each long elevation, where original full-height double doors once stood. Modern brick jambs now frame smaller double doors on the eastern elevation, while the western doors have been infilled with breeze blocks. Two perpendicular ranges, original to the barn and visible on the 1841 tithe map, form a small yard to the west of the main barn. The northern range has a part lean-to, part half-hipped roof, a doorway with a dressed keystone and lintel facing east, and a later extension dating from the 1960s. The southern range also features a lean-to and a range with a half-hipped roof, both with dressed stone walls. A southern range running perpendicular to the barn has been internally refurbished. Inside the main barn, the timber roof trusses have been renewed and there have been various repairs and infill of former openings.

The barn originally formed part of the estate of Pythingdean Farm House, which is of 17th-century origin, with a Georgian range and outbuildings of various dates. Pythingdean House itself is a much later building from the second half of the 20th century and is not considered of special interest. The barn has been in the same ownership as Pythingdean House since 1968. At that time, an extension was added to the north of the barn, and alterations were made to the interior. A single-storey extension was constructed in the 2000s along the western elevation.

The barn is designated at Grade II for its age and rarity, dating to the late 18th or early 19th century and appearing on the 1841 tithe map. Its group value, combined with the neighbouring Grade II-listed Pythingdean Farm House, creates a strong historic grouping within the surrounding agricultural landscape.