Barn and Cowhouse About 100 Yards North East of Risbury Court is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1987. Barn, cowhouse.

Barn and Cowhouse About 100 Yards North East of Risbury Court

WRENN ID
floating-keystone-cobweb
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 May 1987
Type
Barn, cowhouse
OS grid reference
SO 543 550
Coordinates
52.1921, -2.66957
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is a barn and cowhouse located about 100 yards north-east of Risbury Court. It dates from the mid-18th century, with alterations made in the mid-19th century and late 20th century. The structure is part timber-framed and weatherboarded on a rubble base, and part sandstone rubble, topped with corrugated metal roofs.

The barn consists of seven framed bays arranged roughly east to west. It features a wagon bay in the fourth bay from the west end, which has opposed cart entries with double doors. There are 19th-century lean-to outshuts, likely used as shelter sheds, on swept arch-braced timber posts on the south side. Additional 19th and 20th-century lean-to additions are present at the west end and to the north-west.

Inside, the wall framing mainly consists of three rows of square panels extending from the sill to the wall-plate, along with some large rectangular panels. The roof is supported by collar and tie-beam trusses with struts, and the intermediate trusses have raking struts.

The cowhouse is attached to the east gable end of the barn, continuing the main roofline. It has three bays and two levels, with some ventilation slits in the rubble sections of the walls. The main north elevation features a double doorway and a loft opening. Inside, the walls have either one row of panels at eaves level or three rows of panels from sill to wall-plate, and the tie-beam trusses at the east end have decorative lattice struts.

Local climate

Barn and Cowhouse About 100 Yards North East of Risbury Court receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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