Barns

By their nature, every farmhouse and barn is unique. This is a selection of images to give a feel for what is out there. Mostly from Lancashire, with a few others at the end.

This is an on-going project, and more images will be added as they are acquired.

This barn is in Higher Walton. It features two sets of holes in a diamond on the gable end; something common in this area.

It is also apparent that the barn has been subject to numerous alterations over the years. And is in a pretty poor state!

This large barn, near Walton-le-Dale, has fifteen of the diamond patterns on the gable wall, and more on the other wall.

This example is in Lea Town on the Flyde, with the same pattern in the walls.

What I guess are earlier barns were stone-built, and the ventilation was simple slots. This is in Cliviger.

A stone-built barn in Hirst Green.

A somewhat more modern barn, also at Hirst Green. The lower level is concrete, with wood above.

This split of materials of construction is very common, though the materials do vary. More recent barns replace concrete with breeze-blocks, and wood with corrugated sheets. An example is in an earlier image - behind the brick barn on the Flyde.

Yorkshire

Wensley is awash with old barns. They are all stone built and mostly abandoned.

As you can see exemplified in the second image, they all seem to have long rows of long slabs that slightly stick out. I wonder if these are shelves or floors inside?

Hertfordshire

Older barns in Hertfordshire - or at least the southwest of the county - are typically made of dark wood.