Stockyard III, Leighton Farm

Consisting of a yard bounded by a curved cow shed on the N and W side which culminates to S in a hay shed which has an E wing, forming S end of yard. (The E side is defined by the W range of Stockyard II.) Of brick with slate roofs, on a random rubble plinth. The yard is entered from N side through full-height corrugated-iron doors. To the yard the cow house is open-sided with timber posts on concrete bases (now partly boarded up). The hay shed to the S has coped gables on moulded kneelers. To the yard it has 2 round-headed doorways with boarded doors, while its E wing has 2 similar doorways (one infilled) and an inserted full-height opening on E side. To W, facing the farm road, the hay shed has a central coped gablet which has a round-headed doorway above the plinth, and a boarded door with weatherboarding above. Flanking the doorway are 2 blind windows under segmental heads each side. (The hay shed and its W wing have skylights.)

The yard has a central dividing wall of brick which is continuous with the N wall of the hay shed. On S side of dividing wall the yard is laid with blue bricks.

The cow house and hay shed have king-post roofs with raking struts. The cow house is divided into bays by brick partition walls. The boarded doors in the hay shed slide on horizontal runners.