Shelter Shed Linking Flint And Weatherboard Barns, At North East Corner Of Farmyard At Downley Farm

The shelter shed at the north-east corner of the farmyard at Downley Farm, dated 'J Goodchild 1853', was built for the Dashwood Estate. It features a timber frame that is mostly open-sided, with some weatherboard cladding on a brick plinth. The roof is made of Welsh slate and is half-hipped at the east end. The structure measures four by two bays and has timber posts resting on chamfered padstones, with base braces. Arched braces support the wall-plates and tie-beams. Inside, there are collared queen-post roof trusses with widely spaced posts, clasped through purlins, and a plank ridge supported on yokes at the trusses. Straight braces are present in the wall framing and roof, and carpenter numbering marks can be found. This shelter shed connects two barns, which are significant components of the farmyard group.