Barn Opposite Rockery Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1984. Barn. 1 related planning application.

Barn Opposite Rockery Cottage

WRENN ID
tilted-baluster-thyme
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1984
Type
Barn
Address
Barn Opposite Rockery Cottage, Mottram Road, Alderley Edge
OS grid reference
SJ 860 783
Coordinates
53.30204, -2.21086
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The building known as the barn opposite Rockery Cottage is a former cottage that has been converted into a barn. It is dated 1708 but has origins in the 17th century, with some additions and alterations from the 19th century. The structure is timber framed with brick nogging set on a stone plinth and features a Welsh slate roof. The north front displays timber framing from two different periods, with one section consisting of two panels deep and the other three panels. There are doors located to the left and at the right end, with the date "JULY 22 RS 1708" carved on the lintel. The west gable includes an upper cruck truss, while the left end has been constructed in brick.

Local climate

Barn Opposite Rockery Cottage sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 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 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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