Heatherlea Farmhouse and Attached Barn to South is a Grade II listed building in the Sefton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1973. Farmhouse, barn.
Heatherlea Farmhouse and Attached Barn to South
- WRENN ID
- watchful-gargoyle-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sefton
- Constituency
- Sefton Central MP: Bill Esterson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1973
- Type
- Farmhouse, barn
- Address
- Heatherlea Farmhouse and Attached Barn to South, 16, Little Crosby Road
- OS grid reference
- SD 319 014
- Coordinates
- 53.50493, -3.02743
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Heatherlea Farmhouse and the attached barn to the south are a farmhouse and barn dating from the early 18th century, with some alterations. The farmhouse is constructed of brown handmade brick in an irregular bond, while the barn is made of coursed sandstone rubble. Both buildings have slate roofs, with the farmhouse roof being graduated.
The farmhouse is double-depth and double-fronted, consisting of two storeys plus an attic, and features three windows on the front (the centre one is blocked). There is a two-course band above each floor, a segmental-headed doorway in the centre with a 20th-century half-glazed door, and square segmental-headed windows on both floors. All windows have rebuilt surrounds and are fitted with 3-light casements, except for the blocked central window on the first floor. The openings have gauged brick heads, and there are gable chimneys and a small attic window in each gable wall. The rear of the farmhouse has been slightly altered and includes a central stair-window.
Inside, the farmhouse has been altered, but modern boarding on the staircase may hide the original balusters. The attached barn is single storey and features three blocked square windows near the left end, along with slit breathers just below the eaves. The rear of the barn has a wagon doorway with a lintel made from a reused 17th-century floor joist, and the interior contains a similar reused beam.
Together, the farmhouse and barn contribute to the character of the Little Crosby Conservation Area, forming a valuable group of buildings that vary in date, materials, and style while maintaining a similar scale.
Local climate
Heatherlea Farmhouse and Attached Barn to South sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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