Barn to South West of Number 444 is a Grade II listed building in the Wigan local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1966. Barn.
Barn to South West of Number 444
- WRENN ID
- quartered-latch-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wigan
- Constituency
- Makerfield MP: Andy Burnham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 August 1966
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- Barn to South West of Number 444, Atherton Road
- OS grid reference
- SD 628 035
- Coordinates
- 53.52737, -2.56178
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This barn, located to the southwest of number 444 on Atherton Road in Hindley, is likely from the 18th century, with some alterations made in the 19th century. It is constructed of brick and features a stone slate roof. The barn consists of three bays and has a central entrance with an elliptical head, along with entrances at both ends, the right one having a round head. There are inserted windows present. Inside, the barn has hewn purlins supported by 19th-century kingpost trusses with struts. This building is included for its group value.
Local climate
Barn to South West of Number 444 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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