Barn to north-west of Priors Hall (EHER 36926)

Dating either from the time of the grange or the college farm and situated towards the north-west corner of the island, is a later 14th or 15th century timber-framed barn.

NRHE data transfer: The manor house stands with its 15th century outbuilding and great barn in a roughly rectangular moated enclosure, the north of which is partly filled in. <1> - <3> An outbuilding and a magnificent barn are of 15th century date. <4> Barn to north-west of Prior's Hall, Grade I. Fine timber-framed and weather-boarded aisled barn of mid 14th century origin. Undergoing extensive restoration in 1976-7. Scheduled. <5> February 1975. Field survey. The 15th century barn is as described though in poor condition. Published 1:2500 survey revised. <6> December 1975. Scheduled monument notification. The barn is eight bays long with aisles and stands on a flint and mortar foundation which has been replaced by brick in many places. The sides are weather-boarded though they were originally of wattle and daub and then of lathe and plaster, some of which still survives in the two most easterly bays on the north side. The roof is hipped, supported by crown posts and is tiled. The barn measures 38m in length by 11m wide and 11m high and is entered by two porches on the south side. Along the sides are a series of windows, one in each bay, mainly concerned with ventilation. Adjacent to the two porches are doors which gave access to the barn when the larger porch doors were not required to be open. At the east end, the final bay was subsequently raised, using brick and pine boards, to produce a granary floor. A later door was inserted to give access to it on the south side. <7> 2001. Dendrochronology survey. The oak used to construct the barn was derived from around 400 trees and comprises around 900 separate pieces of timber. It stands today almost as it did when it was first built, with the exception of the absence of a timber partition wall which originally separated the barn into three and five bays. See source for further information. <8> See also: <9>