A lost piece of Coggeshall The Black Barn which once marked the start of Tilkey proper. The young lady is cycling away from Coggeshall and towards Tilkey which was then very much a separate place and proud of it.
Westfield drive now joins Tilkey Road opposite where the barn stood. Just behind the cyclist on the left is the Chase - that and the gate near the edge of the photo are both still in the same place and might help to fix the location. The cyclist may be Florrie Wood. The site of the barn is now a lay-by and Honywood Stores was built there, now converted into a private house.

An enquiry to the Coggeshall Facebook Group brought the following story;
Who remembers the old black barn on Tilkey Road?
I remember it well. I was terrified to walk past it at dusk because of the bats.
Oh yes, where they built Honywood Stores, we always used to peep in there!
I used to play football against it with Peter and Ian Miller.
The wind used to whistle round that old barn found it a bit spooky as a kid.
I think the owner was Mr Punt
Yes didn’t they call him ‘Punty' ?
Yes. He used his wife as a horse.
What?
She would pull a plough for him. They lived in Tilkey, I think they were short of money, they grew corn and mixed veg, they had a field behind the black barn.
Did you ever see it yourself?
Yes she was doubled over. He used to thresh the corn with a flail in the barn.
I was unsure about including these comments but in the end concluded that the story is not one of abuse but rather an important reminder of the poverty and hardships that many endured in Coggeshall - and also of a couple working together as best they knew. If you have a different view please use the comments section below and I will reassess.
Arthur Punt died in 1981 aged 75, his wife Catherine died a year later aged 79.
With thanks to Duncan Saunders and Veronica Cowlin
Date; 1950s
Ref; 43/08