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Single structural unit, comprising four sections, being from the east; 1. Workshop 2, with grain loft over. 2. Barn 1, large former threshing barn. 3. Barn 2, large barn formerly occupied by engine and machinery rooms with hay loft over - first floor removed. 4. Hay Barn, open-fronted six bay barn.

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Single structural unit, comprising four sections, being from the east;
1. Workshop 2, with grain loft over.
2. Barn 1, large former threshing barn.
3. Barn 2, large barn formerly occupied by engine and machinery rooms with hay loft over - first floor removed.
4. Hay Barn, open-fronted six bay barn.
North-east and west walls are exterior walls, the south wall is abutted by centre wing ( Barn 3) and west wing ( Calf Pens), also by the old pig pens between these two. East of the centre wing, the south wall is exterior, but with a pentice-roofed walkway for its full length.
The north, east and west walls are coursed Purbeck rubble, occasionally snecked, with occasional brown heathstone blocks. Quoins are of yellow mortar as elsewhere. West gable has incised soft mortar, east gable has well spread mortar. East gable only has ashlar quoins at north corner, they are of poorer quality, grey limestone; D18 only has rubble quoins and W12/15 have brickwork quoins.
South wall is of red brick, exposed in eastern yard, but rubble limestone used for wall of Workshop section. Some vitrified headers reduce monotony of expanse of factory brick. English bond, with soldier course below wallplate. Section below pentice roof painted white.
Barn 2: the north wall has no plinth, has concrete apron. Mnay alterations to the original openings, which all have ashlar quoins.
Hay Barn: north elevation has four timber posts, plus a replacement pier of concrete blocks. These support a deep sawn rail, with similar stopped chamfer. Modern concrete ramp to slurry loading pit rises east to west outside of the barn, hindering access. Along the outside of the barn are iron feedracks and a concrete block drinking trough, with sheets of corrugated iron between to keep feeding cattle from reaching hay stored in the barn.
The roof is pitched, with gable at west end, half hip at east end. Clad in grey slate with red clay hogsback ridge tiles, replaced at west end by blue/ grey tiles. Common rafters project beyond wallplate.
Above Barn 2, the ridge is topped by a long clerestory light, above which is the quarter-hip at north end of roof over Barn 3. The latter has a higher ridge line.
At west gable, single side purlin purlin exposed on each pitch. East hipped roof has chamfered and stopped barge boards, the wall plates and side purlins projecting about 0.30m.
A pentice walkway runs the full length of south wall of Barn 1 and Workshop, from D27 into central Barn 3. Very prominent decorative hipped gable dormer over D22 opening. Now used as a lumber store, so blocked. It of brick construction, with a monopitch, slate roof. The floor is Purbeck stone setts.
Adverse preservation conditions:
Exterior:
Barn 2- mortar erodeed by rain splash; particularly at W34. Active settlement cracks on east gable, at D18/D23. Also on south elevation at D22.
Hay Barn- on west gable, uppermost quoin beinh displaced by movement of wallplate.
Roof- two western bays of Hay Barn have slates replaced by corrugated asbestos on north side. South side entirely asbestos clad to west of centre range. Uneven ridge line; pronounced sag over west end of Barn 2, where a subsiding rafter is pushing out wallplate and quoins of D71 on north side. Generally heavy cover of lichen, and several loose slates, notably above gable to D22.
Paintwork poor at time of survey, but in process of being repainted in Bankes red with white window frames.
East Pentice Walkway- some of the brick capping on wall is loose, D22 opening has damaged reveals. Whole wall leans outwards. Deeply eroded mortar. Slate roof generally poor, with loose or slipped slates.
D18- one brick fallen from arch, much settlement.
D22- recessed wall on LHS bulges out, with several cracks.
D23- serious settlement cracks on east side, passing through ashlar quoins, which are also badly scored. Lower RHS reveals missing, exposing bricker inner skin. Ashlar keystone split by rusted iron bolt.
D66- ashlar badly eroded.
D68- quoins split by rusted iron nails, keystone split by rusted bolt.
D70- badly eroded quoins.
D71- badly eroded wooden sill. Roof above is sagging.
W15- lacks glazing.
W34- badly eroded ledge.
W35- broken ashlar.
Interior:
Workshop 2- fresh vertical crack on west wall, several above D18.
W16- no sill, stone removed from below.
W15- both sashes unglazed, rotted at base, as is frame.
Hay Barn- remains of creeper growth in south-west corner.
Barn 1- long settlement cracks from D22 relieving arch. Also on east wall and over D25. Keystones of D22/23 split. Brickwork east of D22 bulges outwards.
D22- only partly functional, one door badly decayed.
Barn 2- vertical cracks in north-west and south-west corners. In south-east corner, where wide opening D65 replaces narrower door, the south wall has been removed as far as the east gable. The return thus created has not been properly finished or pointed, and the uppermost brickwork, which is an original return properly finished, is not fully supported. Several bricks are very loose.
D65- west reveal rendered over cut-back brick, but now loosening.

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