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The Old Hayloft is an en-suite double room.
As the name suggests, this room used to be the hayloft for the house. The ceiling is very high and the walls are of the characteristic light golden Cotswold Stone, and are about 18 in ches thick.
The beams supporting the roof have obviously been used before. It is common to find this in old houses, and old timbers are often referred to as “ship’s timbers”. this is because, in Elizabethan times, the Royal Navy had first call on any new wood, for ship builing and repairs. This meant that the only wood available for house building was the second hand wood coming out of the ships.
At the top of the wall near the apex is the hatch where there used to be a hoist, for lifting the crops into the hayloft. The window marks where there was a doorway, with wooden steps up the outside of the building.
The picture on the wall was made from an oriental silk screen showing a white crane. It probably dates from the end of the nineteenth century, and was passed down from a distant grand uncle who lived and worked in India and China.
For entertainment, you will find a selection of games, maybe even a jigsaw, and a widescreen LCD television with built-in DVD player
Down two steps you will find the bathroom with a slipper bath. There is a hand-held spray attachment, although because the ceiling slopes down to the window, you cannot stand for a shower!
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