Barn at Alders Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Oldham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 March 1993. Barn.

Barn at Alders Farm

WRENN ID
vast-belfry-ash
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oldham
Constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth MP: Debbie Abrahams (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 March 1993
Type
Barn
Address
Barn at Alders Farm, Alt Lane
OS grid reference
SD 944 029
Coordinates
53.52288, -2.08572
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The barn at Alders Farm is a structure likely built in the early 18th century, although it includes a datestone from the late 17th century. It is constructed from roughly coursed sandstone rubble and features a stone flagged roof. The barn consists of four bays, with a wide entrance to the former threshing floor on the right and a single window next to it. There is a narrow doorway at the rear, which is opposed to the entrance. On the right side, there are sliding doors and a three-light window, which are probably late 19th or early 20th century additions, along with two blocked doorways further along. Above, there are three small loft lights with wooden shutters. Inside, the barn has a heavy timber roof structure supported by queen strut trusses and rough purlins.

Local climate

Barn at Alders Farm 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 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% 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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