Barn Approximately 10 Metres East of Farmhouse, Shepherd's Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 May 1968. Barn.
Barn Approximately 10 Metres East of Farmhouse, Shepherd's Farm
- WRENN ID
- iron-chalk-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lancaster
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 May 1968
- Type
- Barn
- OS grid reference
- SD 453 515
- Coordinates
- 53.95674, -2.83361
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This barn, located approximately 10 metres east of the farmhouse at Shepherd's Farm, dates back to 1709 and has been altered over time. It is constructed of brick with sandstone dressings and features a corrugated asbestos roof. The south wall includes a rubble plinth and three rows of paired ventilation slits. On the left side, there is a small blocked window with plain reveals. The right side of the wall projects forward and has a wide entrance with a timber lintel. The right-hand (east) gable contains a blocked doorway and a one-light window with plain reveals. The west wall showcases sandstone throughs and a blocked pitching hole with a plain stone surround. Above this is a plaque inscribed with 'TSF (?) 1709'. Inside, the barn features bolted king-post trusses, some made of hardwood.
Local climate
Barn Approximately 10 Metres East of Farmhouse, Shepherd's Farm sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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