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Class Q Converted barn into housing in farm location

Wyke farm

Class Q barn Conversion into three dwellings in a historic setting.
Location Bradford Abbas, Dorset
Status Built
Use Residential, Agriculture
Client Private

Conversion of a redundant cowshed barn to create three new homes at Bradford Abbas near Sherborne under Class Q Prior Approval.

One of several redundant buildings on this former medieval farmyard site in Dorset, the cowshed was blessed with extensive panoramic views over open countryside.

Before image of barn conversion
after image of barn conversion
newly converted timber clad barns
Gable end of barn conversion with patio door

The asbestos roof has been replaced with corrugated metal sheet. Horizontal timber cladding on the external walls give a contemporary appearance whilst retaining the agricultural aesthetic adjacent to the Grade II* ancient tithe barn, a scheduled ancient monument.

Internally the original steel roof trusses have been retained, left exposed and painted with red oxide to express the history of the building.

 

Completion Date 2021

How the barn looked before at wyke farm
Interior of converted barn with exposed original roof truss