NHER 65498 (Building record) - Barn with attached stable at Manor Farm

Barn with attached stable at Manor Farm (NHER 30805).
Previously recorded under NHER 30805.

February 1952. Listed, Grade II.

Barn: Early 18th century brick and pantile. East cart porch. One large square central post with knuckle braces. Roof of tiebeams, principals, two tiers staggered butt purlins and collars.
Stable: extends east from barn; dated 1789 'UPE'. One loose box, hayloft.
Details from Listing Description.
E. Rose (NLA), 16 August 1994.

Excerpt of Listing Description (fully revised 1999):
"Farm complex. Dated 1789, 1790 and 1791, with 19th- and 20th-century alterations and additions. Built for Peter and Elizabeth Upcher of Ormesby Hall. Brick, and brick and flintwork, with pantile roof coverings.
PLAN: the complex includes a barn, aligned north-south, with a stable range extending eastwards at the south end, and a shelter shed with a lean-to roof extending eastwards at the north end. Extending in-line from the north end of the barn, and separated from it by a brick wall, an integral cart lodge with granary above.
EXTERIOR: barn south gable with tumbled brickwork to verges, small ventilation slits to apex and semi-circular openings on either side above eaves level. Single width doorway to centre leads to a lofted feed store. East side wall has gabled porch, the opening reduced in size to take the smaller replacement double doors. Lean-to shelter shed to north side, with 20th-century extension, and with date stone to north end inscribed 'P.E. 1791'. North gable forms double cart lodge, with massive central post carrying knee braces on either side, all relating to a remodelling of this gable end in mid 19th century. Gable apex to granary above cart lodge now covered with corrugated iron sheeting. West side wall with blocked central doorway with datestone above inscribed `P.E.1790' and 19th-century loose box to its north side.
Stable range to north end of barn extends eastwards. South elevation has two stable doors (now reduced in size), each with flanking windows and a pitching hole above. East gable with pitching hole and datestone inscribed 'P.E.1789'...
HISTORY: This closely-dated group of buildings, made up of a late 18th-century barn with contemporary stabling, is indicative of the expansion of arable farming in the Broadland area at its zenith in the period from 1790 to 1810. The multi-function barn and the contemporary stable together form a rare survival, and are closely related to the adjacent farmhouse [NHER 30805]"
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the full current listing details, including notes on surviving internal features of interest.
E. Rose (NLA), 9 December 1999. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 22 March 2022.