Barn at the Firs is a Grade II listed building in the Solihull local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1976. Barn.

Barn at the Firs

WRENN ID
hollow-cobalt-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Solihull
Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East MP: Saqib Bhatti (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 July 1976
Type
Barn
Address
Barn at the Firs, Barston Lane
OS grid reference
SP 199 785
Coordinates
52.40496, -1.70759
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Barn at The Firs is an 18th-century structure built from red brick and topped with a tiled roof. It has an L-shaped plan and features a diamond chequer pattern of ventilation holes. The barn includes two segmental archways that have keystones and stone imposts, as well as a round arched gable window. This building is included in the listing for its group value with The Firs and the gate piers at The Firs.

Local climate

Barn at the Firs receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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