17th century granary at Maypole Farm, Wimbish (EHER 48594)

The barn at Maypole Farm is largely a late 20th century construction. It houses the skeleton of a three bay late 16th or early 17th century oak timber frame (west frame) for a two storey granary that was likely built from new on the farm.

2015. Building survey. The barn at Maypole Farm is largely a late 20th century construction. It houses the skeleton of a three bay late 16th or early 17th century oak timber-frame (west frame) for a two storey granary that was likely built from new on the farm. The larger eastern part (east frame) is a more complete Napoleonic War era five bay barn that was added as a result of the desire to cash in on the grain embargoes put in place during the conflicts of 1795-1815. This frame incorporates parts of older barns that have been reused. There is no evidence that they were part of an earlier building on the site. The significance of the building lies in its massing and dominance of the landscape not in its historic fabric which is large confined to the two frames. <1>