Barn Approximately 160 Metres West South West of Colesden Grange Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1991. A C14 Barn. 1 related planning application.

Barn Approximately 160 Metres West South West of Colesden Grange Farmhouse

WRENN ID
dark-landing-torch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 August 1991
Type
Barn
Address
Barn Approximately 160 Metres West South West of Colesden Grange Farmhouse, MK44 3DB
OS grid reference
TL 127 560
Coordinates
52.19127, -0.35227
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This barn, located approximately 160 metres west-southwest of Colesden Grange Farmhouse, is likely from the 14th century, with a midstrey added in the 17th century and a further extension from the 17th or 18th century. It features a weatherboarded timber frame and a corrugated sheet steel roof with jowled ends. The barn has five bays with aisles on both the east and west sides. The midstrey was added to the east side in the 17th century, specifically to the second bay from the north end, while a two-bay extension was constructed at the north end in the 17th or 18th century. The east side showcases a large gabled midstrey positioned to the right of the centre, featuring plank double doors, with the extension set back on the right. On the west side, there is a cart entrance to the left of centre that breaks the eaves with a raking roof, and the extension is set back on the left.

Inside, the roof above the tie-beams has been replaced, but the rest of the structure remains largely intact. It includes a large jowled arcade and aisle posts, with passing braces from the aisle posts to the tie beams that are halved and lapped to the posts, as well as tie-beam and aisle ties. There are straight braces from the aisle posts that are mortice and tenoned to the arcade plates and aisle ties. The wall studding lacks mid rails and features straight tension braces. The purlins and corner rafters have been replaced, while the midstrey has a clasped purlin. The north extension has jowled wall posts, but its roof has also been replaced.

Local climate

Barn Approximately 160 Metres West South West of Colesden Grange Farmhouse sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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