Two Barns At The Manor House

The two barns at the Manor House are a pair of early 17th-century structures, with part dated to 1626, built for Sir Robert Banastre. They are constructed of coursed squared limestone and topped with old plain-tile roofs. The larger barn is approximately 33 metres long and features eight bays with central double opposed doors, one of which is blocked. The barn has bar stop-chamfered wood lintels and an arch-braced collar truss roof, with stop-chamfered arch-braces, a crown post, and two additional collars for each truss. It also includes four tiers of wind-braced purlins, ogee-stop-chamfered wall posts, and timber corbels. The roof has a deep projection with struts to the eaves and extension wall posts. There are three ventilation slits in the left gable end wall and additional slits in the long side walls, all featuring bar stop-chamfered wood lintels to the inner splays. Above the left gable end, there are two 2-light windows and a similar window above the gable, all with wood lintels. The barn is supported by diagonal off-set buttresses at the angles and between the bays, all with wave-moulded plinths.

The smaller barn is positioned at a right angle to the left end of the larger barn, forming an L-plan, and is approximately 23 metres long. It has a datestone inscribed with the year 1626 on the gable facing the road. This barn also has eight bays and a roof of similar construction, but it features three tiers of purlins. It includes similar ventilation slits and central double opposed doors. Connecting the right gable end of the larger barn and the smaller barn is a two-storey link building with a loft, which has four bar-stop-chamfered bridging beams on each floor and a gabled roof that continues that of the larger barn. The link building contains doors and windows on all floors, all with wood lintels. A carriage arch with a wood lintel has been blocked, although the lintel remains intact.