Shippon Block on East Side of Farmyard at Lower Balcony Farm is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1973. Shippon.

Shippon Block on East Side of Farmyard at Lower Balcony Farm

WRENN ID
quiet-pier-mallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire MP: Ashley Dalton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 June 1973
Type
Shippon
Address
Shippon Block on East Side of Farmyard at Lower Balcony Farm, Pimbo Lane, Up Holland
OS grid reference
SD 508 035
Coordinates
53.52639, -2.74315
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The shippon block located on the east side of the farmyard at Lower Balcony Farm is a structure likely dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century, although it has been altered over time. It is constructed from coursed and random sandstone rubble and features a stone slate roof. The building consists of three bays and has two low storeys.

On the east side, which faces the road, there is a stable door in the first bay, a window in the third bay, and two square loading doors positioned above. The west side, which faces the yard, includes various stable doorways and other openings. Inside, the north bay contains stalls. This shippon forms part of a group with the Lower Balcony Farmhouse, the cottages to the left, the coach house/cart shed range on the west side of the yard, and the barn at the north end.

Local climate

Shippon Block on East Side of Farmyard at Lower Balcony Farm sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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