Former Farm Building/Cottage at Cock of Barton Inn is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 November 1984. Agricultural building, cottage.

Former Farm Building/Cottage at Cock of Barton Inn

WRENN ID
secret-steeple-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 November 1984
Type
Agricultural building, cottage
Address
Former Farm Building/Cottage at Cock of Barton Inn, Barton Road
OS grid reference
SJ 447 541
Coordinates
53.0816, -2.8259
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former farm building or cottage at Cock of Barton Inn dates from the late 17th century and was partly rebuilt in the 19th century. It features oak small framing at the front and an oak frame at the rear without an intermediate cross-rail. The gable ends are made of brick, and the building has a steeply pitched grey slate roof. Notable architectural features include an arched boarded loading door made of oak in the upper storey, a replaced door in a similar opening in the lower storey, and a gabled half-dormer at the rear. There is also a flush brick chimney on the right gable. This building is listed for its group value context.

Local climate

Former Farm Building/Cottage at Cock of Barton Inn receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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