Historic farm buildings: constructing the evidence base

Despite the undoubted historic, scenic and economic importance of the historic farm building stock, there is a remarkable lack of basic information on its size, character, condition and trajectory of change. Without such basic information, informed and sensitive management of change and effective targeting of scarce resources will not be possible. This monograph, describing work commissioned from the University of Gloucestershire by English Heritage and the Countryside Agency, is a first step towards addressing this information deficit.