Barn to south of Hill Farmhouse (EHER 36046)

A 16th century timber-framed barn, converted in 2015 with a building record completed prior to conversion.

2015. Building survey. Hill Farm barn contains the original 16th century frame of a five bay oak timber-framed barn aisled on the south-west side with a complete side purlin roof designed for thatch. In the 18th century a full height porch was added to the midstrey to allow carts to be brought inside to unload and to provide improved cross draught for winnowing the crops. About 1800 the barn was extended to the east by two bays, adding a secondary, smaller porch. The barn was then weather-boarded. Added later in the century was a suspended timber drying floor and two bays (at least) were laid with asphalt for dressing floors. In the mid to late 20th century concrete floors and machine bases were installed to serve the farm machinery and near the end of the century a set of storerooms was added into the westernmost bay. Cut from tanalised timbers and using modern flooring sheets they were used to store garden tools. <1>