19th century barn at Waterloo Farm (EHER 48686)

A 19th century timber-framed barn, recorded in 2015 prior to conversion.

2015. Building survey. Documentary research has shown that there has been a farmstead on this site since at least the late 16th century. Until the early 19th century the property was known as ‘Gooses’, but the name was probably changed following victory at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The mapping evidence suggests that the present barn forms the remains of a larger cruciform arrangement, shown on the Tithe map of 1840. Between that date and 1874, the farmyard was remodelled and the south-eastern end removed. A comparison of the historic maps suggests the north-western end may have been moved south-west at the same time. The observed evidence for the barn suggests that is was originally constructed of reused timbers in the early 19th century. Modern renovation works include the replacement of the timber framing to the south-western gable and to the roof structure, the remodelling of the midstrey roof from gabled to pent, and the encasing of the sole-plate in concrete and cement. Modern lean-tos have also been added to the south-west of the midstrey and to the north-eastern elevation. <1>