Barn from Hambrook in Sussex
This barn was
probably built in the late 18th century and is of a type which is common in West Sussex
and eastern Hampshire. The tall main doors lead onto the threshing floor, on which sheaves
of corn were hand-threshed by flail. The rest of the barn was used to store the unthreshed
crop and the threshed straw.
This barn houses the Museum's Introductory Exhibition showing
traditional regional building materials and methods;
plaster,
lime, stone, slate, brick, glass, timber and the development of timber
framing.
An
introductory video describes the Museumand
this is the best place to start your visit.
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