Building record MLI125527 - Barn and Stable, Yew Tree Farm, Quadring Eaudyke
Summary
Barn and stable at Yew Tree Farm, New Road, Quadring Eaudyke. The north range was built prior to 1776, and the west range was added prior to the 1880s.
Type and Period (5)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The former barn and stable at Yew Tree Farm was the subject of a programme of historic building recording, conducted in February 2019, prior to its proposed conversion into a residential dwelling. The north range was built prior to 1776, while the west range was added before the 1880s. The north range is a two-storey barn, built out of brick laid in English Garden Wall Bond, with a gabled roof covered in red pantiles. The northern and southern elevations have opposing double door openings with brick arches. They also have small windows at roof level at the western ends of the elevations. The west elevation has window opening at ground floor level, and directly above this is an door opening with a timber door. The majority of the interior of the north range is one large room, open to the timber rafters. At the western end, there is a partition wall, built out of brick at ground floor level, and then out of timber planking up to the roof. There is an door opening into the mezzanine level, which was likely used as a hayloft. This was added in the 20th century. There is a small room below the hayloft, which is accessed through a single door in the west range. The upper portion of this door features graffiti of farm implements, various names, and most notably the inscription 'WAR 1914'. The west range, which is aligned north-south, was built off the western end of the southern elevation of the north range. It is a single storey brick building with a gabled, red pantile roof. It was used as a stable and barn. The eastern elevation is of brick laid in English bond, and has a single door opening at the south end, a large open bay at the centre, and a second bay that has been closed with timber doors. A portion of the southern end of the building was demolished in the mid 20th century. The current southern elevation has remnants of the former walls extending from it, and a former doorway that has been covered with corrugated steel. The western elevation is plain, and is of brick laid in Flemish bond. The south and north rooms of this range have a timber byre for horses and a lower trough (built out of timber for feed in the south, and red ceramic tile for water in the north) on the western wall. {1}{2}
The top portion of the door between the north and west range features graffiti dating to the early 20th century. The graffiti was recorded in more detail by staff of Lincolnshire County Council during a site visit in March 2019. The door had been removed from the barn by the owners for safe keeping whilst works to convert the building into a residential dwelling were omgoing. The images depicted on the door include a horse, several ploughs, a bicycle (which used some of the hardware on the door as the handlebars), and what may be a post mill. The most notable inscription is the word 'WAR' with 'Aug 1914' underneath, located at the top of the door. Alongside the various drawings are several names and initials, including 'W.B.', 'J.L', and 'J. Leusley'. It appears that the graffiti was carved by the boys who lived on the farm and at the 'Axe and Handsaw' inn, which was the next cottage down the road, to the south of Yew Tree farm. {3}{4}{5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI16297 Report: Neville Hall. 2019. Yew Tree Farm, New Road, Quadring Eaudyke. NH site code: YTQE18.
- <2> SLI16298 Archive: Neville Hall. Yew Tree Farm, New Road, Quadring Eaudyke. LCNCC 2018.148.
- <3> SLI15002 Website: Lincolnshire County Council. 2015->. Lincolnshire Remembrance database. http://www.lincstothepast.com/home/lincolnshire-remembrance?tab=1. Quadring, accessed 06/03/2019.
- <4> SLI16304 Verbal Communication: Kathryn Murphy. 2019. Information from Kathryn Murphy. 04/03/2019.
- <5> SLI16301 Electronic Communication: Ian Marshman. 2019. Information from Ian Marshman. 06/03/2019.
- <6> SLI16936 Article in Serial: Archaeological Institute of America. 2020. 'Bicycles and Bayonets' in Archaeology. March/April 2020, p.11.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 24735 33633 (17m by 22m) Surveyed |
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| Civil Parish | QUADRING, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Site Visit to Record Barn Door, Quadring (ELI13243)
- Event - Survey: Yew Tree Farm, New Road, Quadring Eaudyke (ELI13238)
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Record last edited
Jan 2 2024 12:11PM
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