West Range, Farmsteading, Flatfield

The West Range of the Farmsteading at Flatfield likely dates from around 1785 and later. It comprises a small group of buildings constructed from clay (pise), rubble, and brick.

The clay barn features clay walls with a rubble extension to the east and north, topped with a corrugated roof. It is a single-storey structure with a loft, where every third joist extends through the solid clay wall and is pegged against the timber plate at the outer wall surface. To the north, the joists are connected in pairs by short timber members stapled to the ends of the joists.

On the southeast elevation, there is a boarded timber door at the center, a window to the left beneath exposed joist ends, and a hayloft opening to the right. The northwest elevation has a slightly set-back bay at the center featuring a large fixed window, with a small brick lean-to on the outer right. The southwest elevation presents a gabled front with a small horizontal window positioned high to the left.

The former cart shed has clay walls resting on a stone base, with a slated roof to the west and a corrugated roof to the east. This building was converted from a low two-storey structure by removing the intermediate floor and west wall, which was replaced by brick piers that support the roof with timber beams. The southeast elevation showcases a gable end with a five-hole pigeon loft in the gablehead. The southwest elevation contains two broad timber-filled openings flanked by brick piers, while the northwest elevation is a blank gable. The northeast elevation is largely blank but features a lean-to outshot on the right.

The east and north ranges include a low clay range to the east, which adjoins the clay barn and is raised in rubble, extending northward in the 19th century, and is slated. The south elevation of the east range displays a variety of openings, all featuring boarded timber doors or blocked entries, with a set-back bay to the right that has a broad two-leaf door beneath a brick relieving arch and small hayloft openings. The projecting gable to the outer right includes a loft door in the gablehead. The west elevation of the north range is slightly lower and features slappings, with parts raised in brick.