[1] The barn was restored by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in the 1930s following the collapse of the roof and then given to the National Trust.

There is no written record of the exact date and there is some debate about the likely age of the building based on the architectural features.

In 1936 the roof structure was straightened, preserving the medieval trusses where possible, and covered with clay tiles.

[4] The barn is built of local Blue Lias stone with some better quality oolitic ashlar used for the quoins on the corners and the porches which provided cover for goods being loaded and unloaded at the doors.

[3] The roof was originally thatched but now is tiled, and is supported by cruck bracing to the timber frame of six principal trusses.