Barn Approximately 20 Metres South West of Lower Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 1987. A Georgian Barn.

Barn Approximately 20 Metres South West of Lower Farmhouse

WRENN ID
leaning-forge-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 October 1987
Type
Barn
Period
Georgian
OS grid reference
SJ 455 296
Coordinates
52.86143, -2.81084
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This barn, located approximately 20 meters southwest of Lower Farmhouse, dates from around 1700 and has seen later additions and alterations. It features a weatherboarded timber frame set on a red sandstone block plinth, topped with an asbestos sheet roof. The barn has two doorways on the left, one to the left of center, and a wide threshing entrance that originally had opposing double doors, which are still present at the rear. There are five eaves hatches, including a pair above the threshing entrance.

Inside, the framing is visible, showcasing tall vertical posts with long straight tension braces. The bay partitions are weatherboarded on low red brick walls, combining both long straight and curved braces. The roof is a single-purlin design with six unequal bays supported by queen-post trusses; the right gable end features a collar and V-struts from the collar. The left bay contains a loft above 19th-century cowstalls, and there is a slate floor in the threshing bay. The barn is included for its group value with the surrounding buildings.

Local climate

Barn Approximately 20 Metres South West of Lower Farmhouse receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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