Barn at The Mardy

The barn at The Mardy is a 19th-century structure featuring a combination of rubble stone and timber-frame construction, set on a high rubble base with a slate roof. The eaves have been modified with corrugated iron, replacing the original stone tiles. The barn is designed in a T-plan, with a gabled entry at the rear west side that extends outward to serve as a loft granary.

The front of the barn faces a courtyard and includes full-height double doors on the right. To the left, the wall is obscured by an open-bay corrugated iron lean-to that connects to a cowshed on the south side of the yard. A short wall on the right is hidden by a single-storey stable range that is set at right angles, featuring a 20th-century brick front and stable doors, topped with a Bridgewater tile roof.

The north end of the barn has a rubble stone wall with a square loft window above a large corrugated iron lean-to. The rear west side showcases a prominent gabled stone wing at the center, with external steps leading up to a loft door that breaks the eaves. These steps are flanked by a rubble stone parapet. The double doors at the west end are supported by a timber lintel and feature a red brick relieving arch above, along with a square loft window in the gable. The walls on either side of the center wing are clad in corrugated iron, with additional lean-tos made of corrugated iron located in the northwest angle and to the right of the gable.

Inside, the barn reveals exposed timber framing on the west and east walls, along with a five-bay roof supported by oak trusses and triple purlins. The tie-beam trusses feature equal collars and diagonal angle struts, while the end walls are made of rubble stone and include three vent loops in the south end wall. The original timber framing is still visible in the west gable above the doorway, with an extension beyond.