Barn Opposite the Birches is a Grade II listed building in the High Peak local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1984. Barn.
Barn Opposite the Birches
- WRENN ID
- far-gable-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- High Peak
- Constituency
- High Peak MP: Jon Pearce (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 April 1984
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- Barn Opposite the Birches, New Mills Road, Hayfield
- OS grid reference
- SK 033 869
- Coordinates
- 53.37898, -1.95172
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a barn dating from the early 18th century, located on the north side of New Mills Road, opposite The Birches. It is constructed of coursed gritstone rubble with large quoins and features gritstone dressings. The barn has a stone slate roof with low eaves and is a single storey in height.
On the west elevation, there is an advanced section to the north that includes a door with a timber lintel. To the south, there is a second doorcase with a stone lintel. The south gable wall has a central high opening surrounded by massive quoin stones, and above this, a projecting stone serves as a dripmould. Additionally, there is an inserted opening from the 19th century on the west side.
Inside, the barn is divided into two sections by a truss and a timber wall. The trusses are lapped at the top, with a collar near the ridge, and later-added queen struts. A pair of purlins rests on the truss.
Local climate
Barn Opposite the Birches sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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