Barn Circa 75 Metres North of Whinneyclough Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Preston local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1966. A Early Modern Barn.
Barn Circa 75 Metres North of Whinneyclough Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- last-tin-ochre
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Preston
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 1966
- Type
- Barn
- Period
- Early Modern
- OS grid reference
- SD 569 392
- Coordinates
- 53.84796, -2.65619
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This barn, located approximately 75 metres north of Whinneyclough Farmhouse, dates from 1639, as indicated on the lintel of the south door. It features coursed sandstone rubble with quoins and a slate roof, complete with gable coping, kneelers, and finials at the south end. The barn has a rectangular six-bay plan, with lean-to additions on the east side and a modern farm building attached to the west side.
The north gable has chamfered looplight breathers on five levels, although most are covered at the sides. There is a porch to the wagon doors, which is offset to the left of centre, and a lean-to addition that mostly covers a mullioned window at the first floor. To the right of the porch is a long lean-to addition, and at the left end, there is a Tudor-arched doorway with a chamfered surround and a panel on the lintel that reads "B R A 1639," indicating Robert Bamber. The south gable is mostly obscured by an addition, while the north gable features three chamfered doorways, with the centre and left ones altered into windows, as well as a square loading door for the loft.
Inside, the barn has large principal rafter roof trusses with angle struts and three pairs of trenched purlins. The breathers have splayed reveals, and there are various altered or blocked openings at the south end, which likely had an upper floor, although its original function is not known.
Historically, Whinnyclough was purchased in 1637 by John Bamber, a merchant from Poulton-le-Fylde. This barn is noted as the best example of its kind in the parish.
Local climate
Barn Circa 75 Metres North of Whinneyclough Farmhouse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,300 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% 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 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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