Nineteenth century farm buildings at Holbrooks, Thoby Lane, Mountnessing (EHER 80066)

Three adjoining buildings are divided into seven distinct units of use: barn, tack room, stables, shelter shed (two), granary and cart shed. All three structures must have been built between 1840 and 1870. Building three has been converted for domestic use.

January 2016. Heritage Assessment. Three adjoining buildings are divided into seven distinct units of use. The earliest date for construction of the buildings is 1840, and it is suggested that all three structures must have been built between 1840 and 1870. All three buildings are brick-built with corrugated metal roofs. Building 1 is the largest of the three and is aligned ENE-WSW. It is bisected equally and the west end used as a barn, whilst the east end is further split into four equal units, the westernmost of which is enclosed as a tack room, and the remaining three used as stables. Building 2 is aligned NNW-SSE and is situated to the west end of building 1 (the southern wall of building 1 being on the same alignment as the northern wall of building 2). It is again bisected and the northern half, being slightly larger, is open and likely used as a shelter shed for feeding livestock. The southern half is enclosed and its suggested use was as a granary. Building 3 is of equal size to building 2 and is similarly aligned NNW-SSE, this time to the east end of building 1. It is equally bisected and both halves at one point featured one open side. The northern half was originally open to the west and likely used as a shelter shed, the southern half was open to the east and probably a cart shed or wagon lodge. Both open sides have been enclosed and the interior renovated for domestic use. <1>