Farmstead record BRH 052 - Farmstead: Manor Farm (Barham Hall Farm)

A historic building record was made of farm buildings at Manor Farm prior to conversion to residential use. The most important building within the group is a large and high quality timber framed 5-bay barn of probable 16th century date, surviving in unusually good condition. The barn is semi-aisled on the west side, and is thought to have been originally plastered rather than daubed. During the latter 19th century, other buildings were added to form a courtyard arrangement, including a 19th century timber framed lean-to, a brick cowhouse, shelter shed and stable of Victorian date, reflecting the shift towards Victorian High Farming (S1).

Manor Farm (Barham Hall Farm), Barham. 16th century farmstead and farmhouse. Regular courtyard U-shaped plan formed by working agricultural buildings. The farmhouse is set away from the yard. Partial loss (less than 50%) of the traditional farm buildings. Located within a hamlet (S2-7).

Recorded as part of the Farmsteads in the Suffolk Countryside Project. This is a purely desk-based study and no site visits were undertaken. These records are not intended to be a definitive assessment of these buildings. Dating reflects their presence at a point in time on historic maps and there is potential for earlier origins to buildings and farmsteads. This project highlights a potential need for a more in depth field study of farmstead to gather more specific age data.