Barn on West Side of Road, Immediately East of Spenser House is a Grade II listed building in the Burnley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 April 1953. Barn.

Barn on West Side of Road, Immediately East of Spenser House

WRENN ID
carved-thatch-briar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Burnley
Constituency
Burnley MP: Oliver Ryan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 April 1953
Type
Barn
Address
Barn on West Side of Road, Immediately East of Spenser House, Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood
OS grid reference
SD 881 313
Coordinates
53.77842, -2.182
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This barn, located on the west side of the road immediately east of Spenser House, dates from around 1600 and has been partially altered for use as a cottage. It is constructed of coursed squared sandstone and features a stone slate roof. The barn has a four-bay aisled plan, with opposed wagon entrances situated in the third bay from the south end, recessed between the aisles. The east side aisles have inserted doors and windows, and the right aisle includes a chimney that breaks through the roof. The south gable has a small window and several small breathers.

The interior is particularly noteworthy, showcasing post-and-truss construction with four frames, including the north gable. It features posts with arch-bracing connecting to tie-beams and aisle-plates, king-post roof trusses with angle struts, and two pairs of purlins in both the nave and aisles, with stone and brick partitions incorporated in some areas. This barn is a good example of the aisled barns typical in this district, though such structures are rare elsewhere in the county.

Local climate

Barn on West Side of Road, Immediately East of Spenser House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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