Eighteenth century timber framed barn, Sheepcoates Farm (EHER 80926)

An 18th century timber framed barn, set within a complex of single storey barns, stables and cart sheds. It is now used as an open cart shed, but shows evidence that this was once a closed barn, and was most likely to have been used for housing animals. The barn is three-bays wide and the roof is covered in plain tiles.

November 2016. Heritage assessment. An 18th century timber framed barn, set within a complex of single storey barns, stables and cart sheds. It is now used as an open cart shed, but shows evidence that this was once a closed barn, and was most likely to have been used for housing animals. The barn is three-bays wide, with the rear wall extended and a low-level brick wall constructed to support the wall plate for the timber cat-slide roof structure. A small section of the front elevation, side and rear elevations walls are clad with weatherboards. The original, main roof is a double hipped roof and is covered in plain red tiles. The building has loft storage to the centre and right-handed bays. There is the existing opening for a ladder/ stairs to the first floor but no formal access remains. There is evidence that the front wall has been removed from the left and centre bays. The wall remains to the right-hand bay front elevation, which is formed of weatherboarding applied direct to the timber frame structure. There is evidence that the rear wall has been removed and extended out. Within the concrete floor slab there is evidence of the sole plate, which has rotten away. <1>