Images from an Historic Building Survey at Marsh Farm, Scaling, North Yorkshire 2022
Jennifer Deadman, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5284/1101053. How to cite using this DOI
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Introduction
This archive comprises images produced in the creation of an Analytical Buildings Record (Level 3) at Marsh Farm Scaling North Yorkshire. An historic building survey of an unlisted agricultural yard building (former byre) at Marsh Farm, Scaling, North Yorkshire was undertaken during June and July 2022. The recording was carried out by J Deadman to Level 3, as detailed in Understanding Historic Buildings: A Guide to Good Recording Practice.
Marsh Farm is one of three farms, the others being Scaling and Clover Hill, which form the nucleus of the small settlement of Scaling. Until 1946 Scaling and Marsh farm were in the ownership of the Grinkle Park estate. Although an examination of the historic landscape would suggest a settlement of early origins, none of the extant buildings on the three farms appear to evidence a pre 18th century date. It would be safe to assume the farmsteads have developed in an organic fashion over time, in part due to changes in estate ownership and the consequent reorganisation and renewal of building stock to accommodate changes in farming methods to best advantage. This has resulted ultimately in the amalgamation of two farms, Marsh and Scaling. The byre at Marsh Farm is a single storey, stone built structure, which, as a stand-alone unit formed part of the loose yard arrangement located behind the farmhouse. Today it is totally subsumed within a collection of 20th century buildings which have mushroomed up around it to meet the needs of an ever expanding dairy unit. Stylistically the byre is 18th century in date.
