Building record 1164/0/1 - The Old Barn

An isolated, mid to late 19th century barn now converted to residential use

{1} The barn seems to have been built as a separate unit before having other buildings added to its north and north-west corner prior to the publication of the 1884 Ordnance Survey map. The style of the roof structure, with its bolted components points to a mid to later 19th century construction date with the 1860s or 1870s being likely. Other buildings were added to the complex during the early 20th century before being swept away at some time after 1964. Modern buildings in the form of the present barn to the south side of the Old Barn and the two structures to the south-west seem likely to be from the later 20th century.

It is not entirely clear if the building originally had a first floor. There is no evidence of any joist holes and the splayed sill and jambs of the first floor opening suggest a large window. However, without a first floor this would make an unecessarily tall cattle shed.

The four first floor windows are modern openings but may replace earlier slit vents of smaller windows. The modern slate roof is probably a replacement for an earlier pan-tile roof which is commonly seen in the region.

<1> Hyam A., 2016, A level 2 historic building survey at The Old Barn, Merry Tom Lane, Brixworth, Northamptonshire, 2016 (Report). SNN110555.

<2> Crank, N. (Editor), 2017, South Midlands Archaeology (47), p. 48 (Journal). SNN111362.

Record last edited

Feb 6 2019 11:51AM