Barn at Spencer's Farm is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1988. Barn.

Barn at Spencer's Farm

WRENN ID
tattered-merlon-tarn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire MP: Ashley Dalton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 August 1988
Type
Barn
Address
Barn at Spencer's Farm, Hall Lane, Bispham
OS grid reference
SD 479 138
Coordinates
53.61892, -2.78803
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The barn at Spencer's Farm dates from around 1700 and is constructed of sandstone rubble with a stone slate roof. The north wall features a plinth, breathers, and a cart entrance that has a segmental arch, continuous rebate, and hood mould. To the left, there is a lower entrance with plain reveals and a segmental arch above it. Above this entrance is a window with plain reveals. To the right, there are two doorways with plain reveals and a pitching door located above. Spencer's Farm itself is not included in this listing.

Local climate

Barn at Spencer's Farm sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% 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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