Barn and Outbuilding at Church Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 1984. Barn, outbuilding. 1 related planning application.
Barn and Outbuilding at Church Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- pitched-solder-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston MP: Neil O'Brien (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 December 1984
- Type
- Barn, outbuilding
- Address
- Barn and Outbuilding at Church Farmhouse, Gartree Road, Little Stretton, LE2 2FR
- OS grid reference
- SK 658 005
- Coordinates
- 52.59887, -1.02992
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The barn and outbuilding at Church Farmhouse are located in Great Stretton and date from the 18th and 19th centuries. The barn, built in the mid-19th century, features red brick construction with a Welsh slate and corrugated iron roof. It has an L-shaped plan, with the barn projecting forward on the right side and its gable facing the front. The barn has one high story, characterized by a central doorway with a cambered lintel and double doors. Above this doorway, there is a round opening to the left and another opening to the right. The left-facing gable has four ventilation diamonds arranged in a cross pattern. There is also a double doorway, an additional door, and more ventilation diamonds at the rear.
The outbuilding, which extends from the right end of the barn and projects to the rear, was built in the early 18th century and mid-19th century. It has one story and a hipped roof on the right side. The wall facing has a plinth, diapered brickwork, and a dentilled band made of moulded brick. There is one window opening with a cambered lintel and a central blocked opening, along with doors at the rear. This structure is included for its group value.
Local climate
Barn and Outbuilding at Church Farmhouse receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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