Nineteenth century timber-framed barn or animal shelter at Wynbarns Farm, Shenfield (EHER 80060)

A 6x15m timber-framed, five-bay barn which is partly open sided and thought to have been erected in 1895. To the rear is a brick-built piggery comprising of three pig sties, first erected between 1896 and 1923, and expanded in 1951. Refurbishment of the building in 2016 has left very little of the original fabric.

June 2016. Heritage Assessment Level 3 building recording identified a 6x15m timber-framed, five-bay barn which is partly open sided and thought to have been erected in 1895. It has a stepped base foundation of frogged bricks, some greyed 2x4in rafters and machined plank roof members which are indicative of a building erected at the end of the 19th century. While termed a barn, the structure is actually very low at the eaves and, given its location away from the main farmyard and its proximity to a large pond, may more appropriately be interpreted as an animal shelter. To the rear (West) a brick extension was erected sometime between 1896 and 1923 and comprised of three pig sties with channelled concrete floors. It was comprehensively rebuilt in 1951 to comprise of six cells, built with reused brick and adorned with low pent tin roof, of which three can be assumed to be open sties. At the time of the survey in 2016, the building had already been significantly repaired before permission was sought to convert it to a dwelling. The building was reroofed and retiled with pantiles, and 20th century weatherboarding affixed to the outside. As a result, almost none of the original fabric remains. <1>