19th century stable and sheds at Parsonage Farm, Wethersfield (EHER 80275)

This record constitutes the attached buildings to the east of the farm. The farm buildings illustrate the development of the farm after it had ceased to be the Parsonage in 1840. Only the stables are likely to be built before then.

January 2017. Level 2 building survey. This record constitutes the attached buildings to the east of the farm. The stables are the oldest of the farm buildings and can be seen on the 1840 Tithe Award Map in its present position. The quality of the timber, the size of the bricks, its construction details, and fabric indicate it was built later in the 1800-1840 time bracket. The milking shed and shelter are sprung off the same flint and brick wall which is built to a pattern typical of the era of Victorian High Farming and most prevalent in the 1850s onwards. The brickwork of the milking shed concords with this period and the machined roof of the shelter is correct for this time and both are shown on the 1876 OS Map. The roof of the stables is also made of machined timbers. The stable had a southern outshot that was built by the previous farmer in 1960 and has now been entirely replaced. The pigsty on the southern end of the stables has a concrete floor and cast-iron feed trough. The walls of the foundation are of 19th brickwork. The farm buildings illustrate the development of the farm after it had ceased to be the Parsonage in 1840. Only the stables are likely to be built before then. <1>