Barn Update – 21st September, 2023

Blink and you may have missed it! Have you noticed that the barn has now been totally dismantled! Green Oak Carpentry Company have been on-site this week and numbered all of the parts, dismantled the barn and have taken it back to their workshop in Hampshire for restoration! Look out for further updates here or on the Newhall Project social media channels.

What’s Happening to the Old Barn – 25th August, 2023

Newhall Residents get ready for some exciting news! The old barn that you can see from The Chase, is going to be painstakingly restored and will become the Newhall Community Centre. The image shown is a concept drawing of what the Newhall Community Centre could look like.

Long Process

There are many steps to the process and week commencing 21st August, 2023 you will notice scaffolding being erected around the barn. This is so the restorers can dismantle the barn and begin to take detailed photographs capturing images of all parts of the barn, inside and out, to document its current state.

It will then be taken offsite, where the they will use traditional materials that match the original construction, including using reclaimed wood, period-appropriate hardware and materials. An interesting historical fact, is that some of the reclaimed wood has actually come from fallen Oak tree branches in Newhall over the years, prepared and stored by Basil one of the original and last remaining Farm Hand.

Basil, New Hall Farm

Photograph of Basil, one of the original Farmers.

Photograph of Basil, one of the original Farm Hands at New Hall Farm, which was originally Newhall.

Reclaimed Oak

Oak Timbers collected and stored.

Photograph of the reclaimed oak timbers, collected by Basil.

They will then return it to Newhall, where it will be reassembled and become our new community centre.

Early Stages

Please remember the development is in its early stages, but we wanted to let the community know what’s happening, as there is likely to be quite a bit of activity on and around the site in the forthcoming months.

Keep an eye out here, or on our Facebook and Instagram accounts for news and updates!