Post-medieval coach house at Spaynes Hall, Cherry Lane, Great Yeldham (EHER 80317)

The cartographic evidence of Spaynes Hall proves the coach house was built sometime between 1777 and 1842. The coach house at Spaynes Hall was a part of a once busy farmstead; one that was expanded in size in the late Victorian period, reflecting the rising fortunes of English agriculture generally and this estate more specifically.

June 2021. Level 3 building survey. The cartographic evidence of Spaynes Hall proves the couch house was built sometime between 1777 and 1842. The coach house is a timber-framed and brick building with multiple later extensions. The original measures 11.86m by 5.55m, covering an area of 65.82m squared. The roof is covered with peg-tiles on the north-west pitch and pan-tiles on the others. The coach house is supported by a brick and flint plinth, only visible on the north-west elevation. Later additions to the coach house include a small brick lean-to on the south-east elevation and a brick stable projecting from the south-west elevation. The roof of the coach house is hipped at both ends. The roof consists of pairs of rafters meeting at a ridge-board, supported by a series of collars. These collars support one clasped purlin on each roof pitch. There are three tie-beams, the most northern of which has inclined struts. Most of the timber in the roof is hand-sawn, some of which have signs of re-use. Two rafters have carpenter's marks in the apex of the roof, one reads ‘XXV III’ and the other ‘XXV’. There are also Baltic timber marks on the northern wall-plate. The main room of the coach house has a floor made of pavior bricks. The majority of which is laid flat, except one area which is in a herringbone pattern. The couch house at Spaynes Hall was a part of a once busy farmstead; one that was expanded in size in the late Victorian period, reflecting the rising fortunes of English agriculture generally and this estate more specifically. <1>