Barn to West of Number 1 is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1984. Barn, warehouse.
Barn to West of Number 1
- WRENN ID
- fossil-roof-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire MP: Charlotte Cane (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 January 1984
- Type
- Barn, warehouse
- Address
- Barn to West of Number 1, Carter Street, Fordham
- OS grid reference
- TL 630 708
- Coordinates
- 52.31125, 0.38989
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is a barn and warehouse, which forms an integral unit, located on the bank of the River Snailwell at the highest navigation point. It dates from the late 16th century and features six timber-framed bays that are weather boarded. The roof is covered with red pantiles, and the rafters have been renewed. The two end bays to the south were originally two storeys high and have two mullioned windows in the west elevation. Peg holes on the studs suggest that the first floor was used as a dovehouse at some point. The roof to the north has been sealed for use as a modern workshop.
Local climate
Barn to West of Number 1 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% 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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