Cruck Barn Approximately 20 Metres North East of Binweston Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1986. A C14 Barn. 1 related planning application.
Cruck Barn Approximately 20 Metres North East of Binweston Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- dark-dormer-wax
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 November 1986
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- Cruck Barn Approximately 20 Metres North East of Binweston Farmhouse, SY5 9JG
- OS grid reference
- SJ 301 041
- Coordinates
- 52.63042, -3.03333
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cruck Barn, located approximately 20 meters north-east of Binweston Farmhouse, is a tithe barn that dates back to the 14th or 15th century and was extended in the 17th century. It is currently used as a cowshed and has been encased in a 20th-century structure. The barn is cruck-framed, with its outer walls completely rebuilt using concrete blocks and topped with a slate roof. Originally, the tithe barn consisted of six framed bays, which were extended by an additional three or four bays to the north-east during the 17th century, and the entire structure is now enclosed by the 20th-century cowshed.
Inside, there are seven massive true cruck trusses, with four located to the south-west showing evidence of arch bracing, although only one truss retains the bracing. These trusses feature V-struts from collars and mortices for trenched double purlins. The three crucks to the north-east are less substantial and lack arch bracing, with the two north-easternmost crucks appearing to have been reconstructed with inserted tie beams. The final three trusses to the north-east are likely from the 17th century and include long raking struts from tie beams to principal rafters. The evidence for the north-east gable end has been destroyed due to late 20th-century rebuilding. The barn is listed as Grade II* for being a remarkable survival of a medieval agricultural building, which is not commonly found in Shropshire.
Local climate
Cruck Barn Approximately 20 Metres North East of Binweston Farmhouse receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% 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 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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