Wyldingtree farm buildings (EHER 15912)
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Summary
The farm buildings at Wyldingtree Farm comprise 16th and 17th century and later buildings including barns, cattle shed, dairy and stables. A watching brief in 2002 revealed further remains of post-medieval floors and structures associated with the farm.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5097 0594 (101m by 296m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH WEALD BASSETT, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX |
Type and Period
- COW HOUSE (C20, Late 19th century - 1874 AD to 1896 AD)
- DAIRY (C20, Mid 20th century - 1933 AD to 1966 AD)
- TIMBER FRAMED BARN (Late 16th century to Late 17th century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
- SHED (C19, Mid 19th century to Late 19th century - 1838 AD to 1874 AD)
- WORKSHOP (C20, Early 20th century to Late 20th century - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
- CHAFF HOUSE (C17, Late 16th century to Late 17th century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
- TIMBER FRAMED BARN (C17, Late 16th century to Late 17th century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
- STABLE (16th century to Early 17th century - 1567 AD to 1632 AD)
- STABLE (C20, Early 20th century to 21st century - 1919 AD to 2050 AD)
- TACK ROOM (Late 19th century to Early 20th century - 1867 AD to 1932 AD)
- HAY BARN (Late 20th century - 1967 AD to 1999 AD)
- VEGETABLE STORE (C20, Late 20th century - 1967 AD to 1999 AD)
- GRAIN WAREHOUSE (C20, Late 20th century - 1967 AD to 1999 AD)
- COW HOUSE (C20, Late 20th century - 1967 AD to 1999 AD)
- ABATTOIR (C20, Early 20th century - 1920 AD to 1929 AD)
- GARAGE (C20, Late 20th century - 1967 AD to 1999 AD)
- FLOOR (Late 18th century to Late 19th century - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRAIN (Late 18th century to Late 19th century - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIT (Mid 16th century to Late 18th century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
Description
Farm comprising 16th century farmhouse (recorded separately, see EHER 33859) and:
1. Late 19th century brick cattle shed.
2. Mid 20th century lean-to dairy.
3. Early 17th century timber framed barn with porch.
4. 19th century shed, now oil store.
5. Workshop lean-to behind barn, 20th century.
6. 17th century timber-framed chaff barn.
7. Late 16th century cart-horse stable, later part of chaff barn.
8. 20th century and earlier weatherboarded stable.
9. Harness room lean-to in front of stable.
10. Range of three 20th century Dutch barns.
11 and 12. Modern corn and potato storage sheds.
13. Modern cattle shed.
14. Slaughterhouse, 1920s.
15. Modern garage. <1>.
2002. Watching brief.
Watching brief on trenches that ran along the western wall and within the interior of the cattle shed to the east of the farmyard. They exposed the patchy remains of a 19th century yellow brick floor which overlay makeup layers. Several features were cut into the natural beneath the makeup layers that could represent earlier rubbish pits or the foundations of an earlier building. <2>