Barn to West of Lower Birks is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 August 1976. Barn. 4 related planning applications.
Barn to West of Lower Birks
- WRENN ID
- sharp-thatch-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Calder Valley MP: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 August 1976
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- Barn to West of Lower Birks, Crossley New Road, Todmorden, OL14 8RP
- OS grid reference
- SD 957 260
- Coordinates
- 53.73042, -2.06573
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 3-bay barn dating from the mid-18th century, located west of Lower Birks. The barn is constructed of dressed rubble with a stone slate roof. It features a segmental arched cart entry with monolithic jambs and tie-stones. A cottage has been added to the northern end, incorporating a doorway with monolithic jambs and a chamfered surround, along with a flat-faced mullioned window of two wide lights. The northern face of the cottage is quoined, featuring a gable stack. The barn is listed for its group value.
Local climate
Barn to West of Lower Birks sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2018
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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