Eden Croft Barn

This is a barn, likely dating from the later 18th century. It is constructed of red brick in an English Garden Wall bond, with red sandstone dressings and a stone slate roof. The barn is rectangular, with a single partition at the southwest end, possibly a former loose box.

The main north west elevation features a projecting central bay with a pentice roof. This bay contains a full-height opening flanked by brick and red sandstone pillars, fitted with double, wide-boarded doors that have been altered at their lower parts. A 20th-century lean-to is located to the left of the central bay, and a pair of ventilation slits to the right. The rear, or southeast, elevation has a line of eleven upper ventilation slits and a small inserted rectangular window to the east end, with eight further ventilation slits at ground floor level. Towards the right end, a change in brickwork and a pair of cracks from ground to eaves level suggest a former full-height opening, now blocked with original bricks, likely a pair of opposing threshing doors to the opening on the north west elevation. The north east gable has scattered ventilation slits, while the southwest gable has a pair of original ventilation slits, a small inserted opening to the left, a blocked opening to the right and an inserted pitching door above centre.

The interior is a full-height, undivided space with later concrete floors; original stone flags remain at a lower level near the entrance. The original pegged timber roof structure remains intact, featuring five triangular trusses with collars, a ridge piece, double purlins, and roughly hewn riven rafters, incorporating some replacement timbers. Inserted 20th-century brick pig pens and a timber loft floor are present. The blocked former opening on the rear elevation is clearly visible.

The 20th-century lean-to on the northeast side of the projecting central bay, the concrete floors within, and the inserted pig pens and loft floor are not considered to be of special architectural or historic interest.