Range of 19th century farm buildings at Muscombs (EHER 81820)

A range of 19th century farm buildings, surveyed in 2018.

2018. Building survey. The perimeter walls of the north range and the cart lodge are typical brick and flint panelled walls of the Victorian High Farming Period 1838-1876. The north range also has remaining internal partitions made from brick, brick and flint and brick rubble but the inner walls facing the farmyard have been removed. The barn and stable were built between 1876 and 1898 replacing a range of larger buildings which were completely removed. Neither of the newer buildings contain reused timber or bricks and the barn is made from bracked softwood. The barn is designed as a thrashing barn with two full height doors with boarded leaps to act as thresh-holds. In 2017 the roofs were removed from all the buildings except the barn which was stripped of its lath and plaster and weather-boards. The cart lodge was demolished except for the flint and brick wall and rebuilt as a new structure. Sections of the southern walls were removed from the north range which was given an entirely new roof. <1>