Corn Barn at Lowerbrook Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1983. Barn.
Corn Barn at Lowerbrook Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- long-spindle-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1983
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- Corn Barn at Lowerbrook Farmhouse, Smithy Lane, Rainow, SK10 5UP
- OS grid reference
- SJ 952 765
- Coordinates
- 53.28551, -2.07242
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The corn barn at Lowerbrook Farmhouse dates from the mid-18th century and is constructed of coursed squared buff sandstone rubble. It features a roof that is partly covered with Welsh slate and partly with Kerridge stone-slate. The barn is two stories high and has a four-bay front. A tall cart entrance is located near the center and is accompanied by a projecting lean-to porch. There are square pitch-holes on either side of the entrance and two rectangular door openings below it. Additionally, the barn has two lines of ventilation slots. The right end bay is set back slightly and has a now-blocked opening with a weak segmental rubble arch, along with a square pitch-hole above. A flight of stone steps is positioned against the right gable, leading to the loft. The barn, along with the farmhouse, reflects the more prosperous architectural style of the Cheshire Plain, typically built in brick rather than stone. The barn is listed for its group value with the farmhouse.
Local climate
Corn Barn at Lowerbrook 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 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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