Historic Building Recording of Stables Barn, Valley Farm, Elmley Lovett, Droitwich Spa

Prior to fieldwork, a search of historic assets within 250m of the site was provided by Worcestershire Historic Environment Record and online sources including TheGenealogist.com were also accessed. Recording was undertaken using pro-forma recording sheets and photographs were taken with a Nikon D3200 SLR camera. Additional low level aerial images were taken with a Mavic Mini 2 UAV. Access to the building was generally good although for reasons of health and safety, the upper storeys of the building were only partially entered. Stables Barn is a well preserved building which appears to have seen little alteration. Some of the stable furniture such as the hayracks and possibly stalls have been removed and the concrete floor in the main stable area, probably replaced an original brick floor with channels, as has survived in the central space, but in general there has been little adaptation or addition to the building. Although the southern space has been converted to an artist's studio, this is largely through covering, rather than removing, historic fabric.