Former Farmhouse and Stable Range, 20 Metres North of Step Ends Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Farmhouse, stable range.

Former Farmhouse and Stable Range, 20 Metres North of Step Ends Farmhouse

WRENN ID
dark-plaster-raven
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1986
Type
Farmhouse, stable range
OS grid reference
NY 948 249
Coordinates
54.61961, -2.08087
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former farmhouse and stable range, located 20 metres north of Step Ends Farmhouse, dates from around 1700, with the stable range added in the mid-19th century. The structure is built of coursed rubble and features a stone-flagged roof with a stone chimney stack. The stable range is attached to the rear of the left side of the farmhouse.

The farmhouse has a low plinth and roughly-shaped quoins. The front yard includes external stone stairs leading to a boarded door. The left side has a gabled return with a Dutch door and a small blocked opening to the right, along with a blocked 2-light flat-mullioned window above and a small blocked 2-light chamfered-mullioned window in the gable. The right side has two blocked fire windows. The rear has been rebuilt and includes several breathers and two blocked openings. The right end features a stack with a top band and water table. Inside, both floors have small fireplaces set in chamfered surrounds with large rough lintels.

The one-storey, 2-bay stable range has two Dutch doors and is included for its group value.

Local climate

Former Farmhouse and Stable Range, 20 Metres North of Step Ends 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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