Barn approximately 40 metres north east of Bloomfields Farmhouse (EHER 34579)

A large timber framed and weatherboarded seven-bay barn with opposing midstreys set off-centre to the West. It is externally weatherboarded and the roof is clad in corrugated sheeting. The core structure appears to originate in the 16th century, though the building has been subject to consistent alteration and reconstruction in the centuries since. Two 18th century timber framed outbuildings extend to the South and West and were probably used as livestock shelters.

November 1987. Grade II listed. An 18th century or earlier timber framed barn with central midstrey and arched braces to tie beams. There are seven or eight bays and the building has a side purlin ridge board roof. <1> December 2021. Heritage assessment. A large timber framed and weatherboarded seven-bay barn with opposing midstreys set off-centre to the West. It is externally weatherboarded and the roof is clad in corrugated sheeting with slender bargeboards framing the gable ends. Two timber framed outbuildings extend West from the West elevation and South from the East end of the South elevation of the main barn. The building comprises a complex structure with a long history of change, rebuilding and extension. The barn appears to incorporate the skeleton of a possibly 16th century range. The wall framing from this phase is mostly lost though some studs may be in-situ and there is no evidence for the form of the original upper roof structure as the rebuilding / remodelling has lost much of the evidence for the construction of the primary phase. During the 17th century, nearly the entire barn, except for some of the principal trusses and occasional areas of studwork, was overhauled with a new system of timber framing. Later work obscures many of these alterations but the construction techniques which remain visible, such as the roof structure, are consistent with a 17th century date. The 18th century was a time of change in agricultural practices and work to the barn appears to reflect that change. The use of larger, high-sided carts and other vehicles may have precipitated change within the barn where the inner braces of the trusses were mostly removed and replaced with elbow braces, and the entrances to the midstreys heightened. Fairly ephemeral work appears to have been carried out in the roof structure with new timber and wind braces heavily nailed on. Later nailed primary-braced studwork may be 18th or 19th century. The 19th century saw further immense change at the farm and the construction of both outbuildings to enclose yards and create a model Victorian farming layout. The West outbuilding appears to have originally been open fronted and likely always comprised livestock shelters, but later changed with the enclosing of some bays. The South outbuilding retains some historic fabric consistent with a similar 19th century date, and was open-fronted on the West apart from the Southernmost bay which was always enclosed. The first half of the 20th century saw the introduction of new systems to the farm and the conversion of the barn and seemingly almost every other range to house livestock. At this time, likely as a result of a change in regulations regarding hygiene and the keeping of livestock, the interior of all three structures had their floors raised and the lower portions of the timber framing infilled with concrete. The barn roof structure was reinforced with softwood, and this is particularly evident at the West end and in the insertion of softwood collars. The South outbuilding was also subject to repeated change and alteration throughout the 20th century. <2>