Durant Farmhouse, Barn, Outhouses and Wall is a Grade II* listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1955. A Early Modern Farmhouse.

Durant Farmhouse, Barn, Outhouses and Wall

WRENN ID
vast-jade-stoat
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Rutland
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1955
Type
Farmhouse
Period
Early Modern
Address
Durant Farmhouse, Barn, Outhouses and Wall, 27, Main Street, Barrowden
OS grid reference
SK 945 000
Coordinates
52.59025, -0.60563
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Durant Farmhouse, barn, outhouses, and wall date from the late 16th century to early 17th century. They are constructed of coursed rubble stone, alternating with ashlar, featuring quoins and stone dressings. The roof is made of Collyweston slate, with a moulded stone central ridge and end stacks that have triple and double flues. The house has stone coped gables and is two storeys high, with four stone mullion windows: three 3-light, one 4-light (which is large and has transoms), and another 3-light. On the ground floor, there are two 4-light windows, a doorway with a Tudor arch, and one 2-light and one 3-light window. The windows contain rectangular leaded panes. At the rear, there is a small two-storey wing and additional stone mullion windows. Inside, the house features beams, an inglenook, and several stone fireplaces with Tudor arches.

The barn is located to the left of the house and is connected by a roofed carriageway. The stonework on the front of both the barn and the left portion of the house displays a prominent striped effect. The barn is two storeys high, with a four-bay and three-bay double purlin roof divided by a massive wall, featuring tie beams and collars. The front of the barn includes, from left to right, a door with a loft-type door above, a tall loophole, a large pair of doors, and another loophole. At the rear, there is a blocked wide door, a 20th-century extension, and a one-storey outhouse extending from the rear. A buttress supports both the house and barn at the rear. To the right of the house, there are two small outhouses, also made of rubble stone, one with a Welsh slate roof, along with a boundary wall approximately 2 meters high, featuring a sloping top and stone coping.

John Durant owned a property in Barrowden called Slawson's Thinge in 1552, likely referring to this house. After his death in 1551, it passed to his son, John, who died in 1588.

Local climate

Durant Farmhouse, Barn, Outhouses and Wall sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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