Sheffield Park Farm Yard England, UK

Listed Building Description

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FLETCHING TQ 42 SW 25/955 Sheffield Park Farm Yard GV II

Model farm layout. Dated 1808 with iron griffin at central block, the emblem of Lord Sheffield. Style reminiscent of Samuel Wyatt. Comprizes 3 sides of a court- yard built in red brick, with some Sussex bond and some Flemish bond with grey headers. Tiled roof. Central block comprised barn with granary above. Tall 3 bay structure with blank arches with stone impost blocks divided by double pilasters with similar plain stone cornice. Tiled roof, 3 round-headed doorcases and hoist to left-hand side. Ends have circular blank and 2 Diocletian windows. To the right is the former ox engine house, of lower elevation of 2 bays, with cambered aches with impost blocks. Leading on from this is the right-hand wing of similar height with 7 doors, 5 with cambered arches and 5 semicircular openings. This wing originally comprized rooms for fodder, lodges for 10 fatting oxen, stable for horses or working oxen a stall for a bull and the wing terminated in a waggon lodge. Similar arrangement to left of barn/granary with adjoining 2 bay structure with 2 cambered arches, formerly lodges for 10 fatting oxen and left side wing which has 9 semicircular arches including 2 doors 1 blocked. At time of survey most of the roof of this block was missing. This wing formerly comprized fodder room, store room for grain for fatting hogs, lodges for 20 fatting oxen, lodges for 10 cows, calf pen and terminated in a slaughterhouse with adjoining steaming house and cistern for hogmash, to the rear of this wing was a series of pigsties and kennels for Spaniels and Pointers. The interior throughout has scientific king posts which is an early use of this form in farm buildings. The barn/granary has some reused domestic timbers. Good C19 cast iron and wood stall partitions. (See Rev A Young "Review of the Agriculture of Sussex 1813" M Hole "The Model Farm at Sheffield Park "Panehill Historical Parish Magazine" Vol 3 No 1 1986.

Listing NGR: TQ4119824453