Owl Barn and Copeland Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Chorley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1987. Barn. 7 related planning applications.
Owl Barn and Copeland Lodge
- WRENN ID
- quartered-crypt-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chorley
- Constituency
- South Ribble MP: Mr Paul Foster (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 1987
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- Owl Barn and Copeland Lodge, Flag Lane, Bretherton, PR26 9AD
- OS grid reference
- SD 484 204
- Coordinates
- 53.67815, -2.78209
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The listed building comprises a barn dated 1779, located in Bretherton. The date is inscribed on a lintel at the east end. Constructed primarily of handmade brick with a stone slate roof, the barn follows a rectangular plan. On the north side, close to the west end, is a recessed wagon doorway; to the left of this are a central doorway and a rectangular window on either side, all with segmental arches. Three diamond-pattern breathers are spaced between the windows, with a further five above them. The east gable wall features three doorways with large rectangular stone lintels. The central doorway incorporates an ogee-headed moulded panel stepped up in the centre and bearing the inscription “G R A 1779.” Above the central doorway is a large circular pitching hole and a small owl hole in the apex, with diamond-pattern breathers arranged on four levels, including at ground floor level. A later addition at the west end is not part of the listed structure.
Local climate
Owl Barn and Copeland Lodge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,240 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 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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