ABSTRACT

First published in 1983, Farm Buildings gives a fascinating account of what has been happening in and around farm buildings since medieval times, and describes their structure, their function and their style. This is followed by a long section in which sixty-eight representative types of Welsh and English farm buildings are commented on by the author and illustrated by John Penoyre. John Woodforde emphasizes that just as people increasingly enjoy looking at old farm buildings, so too some farmers are coming to appreciate them with a new eye, noting that they possess in their yards assets whose value is greater in several ways than they used to think. This book will be of interest to students of architecture, history and agriculture.

part One|65 pages

The Story Behind the Buildings

chapter Chapter 1|5 pages

Profiting from a Survival

chapter Chapter 2|7 pages

Growing Rich on Sheep

chapter Chapter 3|7 pages

The Granary of Europe

chapter Chapter 4|7 pages

Cows without Cowhouses

chapter Chapter 5|7 pages

Blazing Barns and Ricks

chapter Chapter 6|8 pages

Nineteenth-Century Architectural Style

chapter Chapter 7|5 pages

A Use for Old Rolling Stock

chapter Chapter 8|6 pages

Cowhouse Economy

chapter Chapter 9|5 pages

Seventy Years of Neglect

chapter Chapter 10|6 pages

The Redundant Barn

part Two|76 pages

Examples of Buildings

chapter Chapter 1|20 pages

For Livestock

chapter Chapter 2|28 pages

For Crops, Processing and Equipment

chapter Chapter 3|16 pages

For Auxiliary Purposes

chapter Chapter 4|11 pages

Farmsteads