Cold Comfort Farm, Barn Approximately 60 Metres South West of Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1984. A C17 Barn.

Cold Comfort Farm, Barn Approximately 60 Metres South West of Farmhouse

WRENN ID
lapsed-lead-mallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Constituency
Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 December 1984
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
SP 073 578
Coordinates
52.21922, -1.89413
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Cold Comfort Farm is a barn located approximately 60 metres south-west of the farmhouse. It dates from the 17th to early 18th century and features a timber frame with square framing and brick infill, topped with a tile roof. The barn has five bays and includes a through entrance with a flagged floor and corrugated iron doors. There are three small windows, and the ends of the barn display exposed framing with jowled corner posts. The left end has large doors added to the lower part. Inside, there is a queen post roof with trenched purlins and diagonal braces supporting the tie beams, and a floor has been inserted in the left part of the barn.

Local climate

Cold Comfort Farm, Barn Approximately 60 Metres South West of Farmhouse receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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