Linked Farmbuildings to Left of High Birk Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Barn, byre.

Linked Farmbuildings to Left of High Birk Farmhouse

WRENN ID
distant-sandstone-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1986
Type
Barn, byre
Address
Linked Farmbuildings to Left of High Birk Farmhouse, Hunderthwaite
OS grid reference
NY 933 187
Coordinates
54.56388, -2.10473
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The linked farm buildings to the left of High Birk Farmhouse are a group of structures dating from the early and late 19th century. They are constructed from squared rubble with stone-flagged roofs. The complex includes an early 19th-century byre positioned at right angles to the left bay of the farmhouse, an early 19th-century barn to the left of the byre, and a late 19th-century byre angled to the left end of the barn.

The tall single-storey, four-bay byre attached to the farmhouse features flush quoins. Its gabled front has a Dutch door set in a flush surround, along with a partly-glazed hit-and-miss window to the right. The right side of the byre has altered openings and some blocked breathers, while the roof is adorned with coped gables.

To the left, the two-storey, six-bay barn also has flush quoins. It contains openings in flush surrounds, including two boarded doors on the left and a boarded opening on the right. The barn has a moderately-pitched roof.

The single-storey, three-bay byre features flush quoins as well. It has a Dutch door in a 20th-century opening, flanked by partly-glazed hit-and-miss windows in the center bay. The end bays also have Dutch doors with fixed lights beside them. This byre has a low-pitched roof.

These farm buildings are included for their group value.

Local climate

Linked Farmbuildings to Left of High Birk Farmhouse sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 60 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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