Barn To West Of Loftus Hill

The barn to the west of Loftus Hill is an aisled barn dating from the late 15th century, with alterations made in the 18th and 20th centuries. It features red brick and rubble walling, which is now rendered and painted. The roof is covered with pantiles, hipped to the east, and has a coped brick gable at the eastern end.

The south front has an off-centre cart entrance with double plank doors and an overlight. To the right, there are three windows and three plank doors, with four additional windows above. To the left, there is a very large 20th-century casement window and a pair of glazed doors. A small wooden square cupola with a weather vane sits on the central ridge of the roof. The west wall contains three casements and two casements above. The north wall features a 20th-century single-storey projection with double doors and five casements. There is exposed cobble walling set back to the right, with a 20th-century door, and further cobble walling and later brick walling to the left, which includes two casements and a door. The east front has a door and a single sash window.

Inside, the western section of the barn is an open aisled space with five bays of timber-framing. It includes five pairs of arcade posts with arched braces to the arcade plates and tie beams. These beams support tall plain king posts, which in turn support the ridge piece, with most trusses featuring added collars. Between the trusses are subsidiary trusses with arch-braced collars that support crown posts with arched braces to the ridge piece. The eastern section of the barn is now two storeys and was likely rebuilt in the 18th century, though it may contain remnants of the original frame within its walls. This barn is an extremely rare and well-preserved example of a late medieval timber-framed, aisled barn.