Mid 18th century timber framed barn at Goldsticks Farm, Braintree Road, Shalford (EHER 80297)

A three-bay timber framed barn with a centrally placed full height porch on the South elevation. To the East is an added late 20th century outshot under a slack pitch corrugated iron clad roof matching the main roof cladding. Map evidence suggests the building was erected between 1846 and 1876. The roof and most of the weatherboards were probably replaced in the 1960s. The barn may have been used as a maintenance shed since the late 20th century.

February 2020. Heritage assessment. A three-bay timber framed barn with a centrally placed full height porch on the South elevation. There is a central pedestrian door and a doorway blocked with mid 20th century concrete breeze blocks. To the East is an added late 20th century outshot under a slack pitch corrugated iron clad roof matching the main roof cladding. All the roofs have mid to late 20th century corrugated iron sheets, with transparent corrugated plastic roof lights. The building is raised on a brick plinth. The barn and outshot have 1930’s style Crittall rolled steel casements with landscape panes. Internally, the lower register is coated with cement render on EML (Expanded Metal Lath). The hatch doors all appear inserted and indicate a hayloft floor in both end bays. Later interventions were probably for mid 20th century grain processing machinery which has been removed. Other evidence for platforms or haylofts is given by the Crittall windows which have opening top-lights and casements which cannot be operated from the ground. There are several sets of embedded bolts in the concrete floor to indicate machinery was set up to create a workshop in the mid to late 20th century. The use is reinforced by the added garage doors and the auto paint sprayed on the walls and doors. Inside the 20th century outshot there is nothing to give an indication of its intended use but it was probably a secure store. Map evidence suggests the building was erected between 1846 and 1876. The roof and most of the weatherboards were probably replaced in the 1960s. The garage style doors and replacement full height doors are also of this period. The two pedestrian doors were blocked up, one with weatherboards and the other with blockwork. The barn may have been used as a maintenance shed since the late 20th century. <1>