Barn 30 Metres North Of Manor Farmhouse

This is a 14th-century aisled barn located 30 meters north of Manor Farmhouse, with alterations made in the late 19th century. The barn is timber framed and weatherboarded, featuring a shallow-pitched slated roof. A late 20th-century agricultural storage building has been constructed against the east side.

Inside, the barn has a 5-bay frame that retains its original length, with a central cart entrance that was originally located solely on the east side. The arcade posts have deep jowled heads, with three on the east side resting on original sleepers that tie back to the aisle walls; the others have bases encased in 20th-century concrete. Each truss includes a pair of tie beam braces, which are either straight or slightly curved and of square section, all of which remain intact. Additionally, there are passing braces that extend upward from the mid-point of the aisle walls, trenched across the aisle-ties, aisle posts, and tie beams; these have been cut off above tie beam level but may have originally continued as 'parallel rafters'. Investigating the tops of the tie beams could potentially allow for the reconstruction of the original roof structure.

Straight braces extend from the aisle posts to the arcade plates, and most of these braces are still present. The assembly of the main frame is typical, while the aisles show reversed assembly. The wallplates feature simple splayed scarf joints with face pegs. Much of the studding is later infilling, and the south end of the west aisle has been completely rebuilt. The aisle walls were raised by approximately 1.5 meters in the 19th century, likely when the barn was re-roofed. The gable ends have also been largely re-studded, but there is evidence of the original widely-spaced studding and wattle and daub infilling. A weatherboarded partition separates the southernmost bay from the rest of the barn. The 19th-century roof timbers are hidden behind softwood boarding. Medieval aisled barns are rare in east Suffolk, and this barn may be the most complete example still in existence.