MSO10597 - Linhay, barn and farmbuildings at Bratton Court (Building)

A linhay dates to the 19th Century but may incorporate part of an earlier structure. It is arranged to the south of the yard. A barn abuts its east gable and runs north to south; it is possibly 16th Century. An outbuilding is situated to the barn's north.

Linhay, barn and farmbuildings. Barn possibly C16, other buildings C19, linhay possibly incorporating part of earlier structure. Red sandstone random rubble, linhay clay tiled, steeply pitched roof with decorative ridge tiles; barn West Somerset slates, half-hipped south end. L-plan: 3-bay linhay lying east-west abutting at right angles 5-bay barn with outbuilding attached at north end. East front: Barn, 6 irregular full height stepped buttresses central double doors with C20 weather boarding above, random rubble infill below, small slit opening to right; abutting right unlit length of single storey outbuilding, brick cornice, slate roof, abutting gable end of outbuilding beyond with double doors, rectangular light and C20 lateral stair. Foldyard elevation: barn full height gabled porch projecting, unglazed opening left. Interior: 5 pairs of jointed cruck trusses, some timbers renewed, porch addition of 2 collar beam trusses; interior largely obscured by agricultural machinery. Linhay of 3 bays, circular rubble piers, end bay right with square headed doorway, abutting solar wing of Bratton Court (qv). Interior: pointed arch opening in east gable end of solar opens with 2 steps down onto first floor of linhay probably indicating the existence of co-eval 2-storey structure at east end of which the rear wall of linhay may be part. (VAG report, unpublished SRO, March 1978). [1] English Heritage Listed Building Number: 265367. First Listed on 22/05/1969. [2] L-plan. Stone, Random rubble walls. Cruck, Collar beam, Half-hipped, Gabled roof [3] The buildings were visited in June 2012 as part of the rapid condition survey of Exmoor's Listed Buildings 2012-13. The barn and outbuilding received a BAR score of 6 and the linhay a score of 5. [4] The buildings are shown on the 2020 MasterMap data. [5]