Images from Historic Building Recording Work at Hayes Farm, Halewood, December 2022

This collection comprises images from Historic Building Recording work at Hayes Farm, Halewood. This work was undertaken by Paul Butler Associates in December 2022. The building appears to have been built as a two bay washhouse, likely at the same time as the main house, in 1867. A hearth is located at the eastern end, along with a boiler with grate below to allow the water in the basin to be heated separately. The eastern end was likely built as a small outdoor privy, and store, separate from the wash house. The brick used is similar to the wash house, which may suggest it was built at the same time, or soon afterwards. Rebuilding to both long elevations may suggest an open passage between the two buildings, which was later filled in to allow access from the rear yard only. The western lean-to was added at a later date, formed through the erection of a single wall, with the northern end open. The 1894 OS map shows the outbuilding as a single long unit attached to the house, suggesting that it was fully built by this time, over a period of 27 years.