Barn at Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1986. Barn. 1 related planning application.
Barn at Manor House
- WRENN ID
- frozen-quartz-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1986
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- Barn at Manor House, Bennetts Hill, Dunton Bassett
- OS grid reference
- SP 545 907
- Coordinates
- 52.51158, -1.1973
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The barn, located at Manor House on Bennetts Hill in Duntton Bassett, dates to the early 18th century. It is a timber-framed structure with brick panel infill and a Welsh slate roof. The frame is arranged in square panels, forming 11 bays across 3 levels, incorporating straight arch bracing. The barn is divided by double doors. Decorative vents are visible in the brickwork, and the roof is supported by a king strut structure.
Local climate
Barn at Manor House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1999
- 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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