Building record 1068601000 - PITSTONE GREEN MODEL FARM, Vicarage Road

Grade II. Barn with projecting cowshed and stable wings, around 3 sides of farmyard. Barn has 5 C18 bays, extended with 3 bays to east c1830. Timber frame and weatherboard, tiled roof. Projecting gabled waggon entries to bays 3 and 7. Lean-to extensions to front of remainder that to centre open with perches for poultry. C18 bays have trusses with diagonal braces to tie beams, and raking queen posts. Cowshed and stable wings are of c1830, of pale chequer brick with tiled roofs. Left wing, of one storey, had 2 loose boxes with stable doors and slatted windows, and cowshed with 2 doors, 2 similar windows and manger inside, at N end. Taller right wing contains stables with hayloft above, and granary at N end over open shelter for cattle. 3 stable doors, 2 slatted and partly glazed windows, 2 small board doors to left. Cart shed to rear. C20th open shelter to front of barn which is not special interest. Part of Pitstone Green Farm Museum (B1).
Described as a U-shaped barn with side wings circa 1830 (B2).
Detailed study of history and development of the farm buildings and condition survey carried out by Northamptonshire Archaeology. See report for detail (B3).
Illustrated history (B4).
Pitstone Green Farm was largely built by the Countess of Bridgewater and has been occupied by the Hawkins family since 1808, before most of the farm was built in 1830. It was built close to the site of earlier farms one of the old buildings still remain to this day. Most prominent of these is the Big Barn, a section of which dates from the 17th century and was transported to the site when the farm was built in the first half of the 19th century. A grain mill was built at the east end of the threshing barn. Adjoining the mill were stables, now a meeting and exhibition room. In the late 19th century or early 20th century cart sheds were added to the east of the stables using reused timbers. To the west of the threshing barn are cow sheds. Cows were kept at the farm until the mid 20th century when it was given over to pig farming (B5).