| Description | This three storey farm building is built of solid limestone, with a pitched stone flag covered roof. It has a traditional timber supporting roof construction with king post trusses. It appears on the 1st edition OS map of 1849 along with the threshing barn to the south (PRN 8676). There was an application being processed in July 2008 to list this and two other farm buildings at Manor Farm (see PRNs 8676 and 8678 also).
Two of these three farm buildings have now been Listed Grade II (April 2009), including the three storey farm building described here. The following text has been edited from the English Heritage Adviser’s Report (20/11/2008):
This three storey farm building is stone built with a stone slate roof, with the later attached cart shed having a pantile roof. The building is set at an angle to the threshing barn. It is a multifunctional farm building that probably dates to the early 18th century. It has an internal cross wall a third of the way from the southern gable wall, the lower part being stone, and that in the attic being of handmade, probably 18th century, brick. The northern two thirds of the ground floor is currently being used as a pig sty, but was probably originally designed either as stabling or cattle housing utilising the now partially blocked central doorway. The southern third of the ground floor was originally well lit by not only having a south eastern window but also a window in the gable wall that was subsequently blocked. It may have been a tack room or workshop. The first floor is also divided into two rooms, but unlike on the ground floor, they are interconnected. Both however have external doors, only the southern gable entry currently retaining access via an external timber staircase. These rooms have been interpreted as granaries (given the scale of the floor beams supporting the floor) but may have been used for other crop storage or for hay. The loft above the southern third of the building is a dovecot or pigeon loft with a gable end entry. This loft retains an original floor with lime ash on reeds. The northern third of the building is also lofted and has a domestic style 16 light glazed window, suggesting that it may have been used as a bothy for seasonal labourers. The roof structure of this building is likely to be pre 19th century as it is largely of riven timber that is pegged rather than bolted, but otherwise it is structurally similar to the threshing barn (PRN 8676). Extending from the north gable is a later two bay cart shed open to the east.
In March 2010 Ed Dennison Archaeological Services Ltd (EDAS) undertook a programme of building recording at Manor Farm involving a survey of three farm outbuildings a threshing barn (PRN 8676), granary (PRN 8677) and dairy (PRN 8678) in advance of their conversion to residential accommodation. For further details, and to view the drawn and photographic surveys undertaken, please see the final report (EDAS, 2011), a copy of which is on file at West Yorkshire HER. |