Barn Approximately 35 Metres North of Secretaries Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1984. Barn.

Barn Approximately 35 Metres North of Secretaries Farmhouse

WRENN ID
brooding-gateway-marsh
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 November 1984
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
TL 904 341
Coordinates
51.97273, 0.7714
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This barn, located approximately 35 metres north of Secretaries Farmhouse, dates back to the 17th century and was altered in the early 19th century. It features a timber frame that is weatherboarded, with base walls made of red brick and a slate roof. The barn consists of five bays aligned roughly north-south, with a midstrey to the west. There is an open shed in the southwest corner that has a hipped slate roof. The roofs have a low pitch and include a large louvred lantern at the middle of the ridge.

The structure has jowled posts, heavy studding, primary bracing in the walls, and straight braces to the tiebeams, all constructed with fully pegged hardwood up to the wallplate level. The roofs were rebuilt in softwood during the early 19th century, featuring ridge-pieces to accommodate the low pitch of the slate. An estate map from 1796 by John Kingsbury, which is held by the owner, shows the barn's layout. There is also a single-storey range to the west that has been altered for residential use, but it holds less historical significance.

Local climate

Barn Approximately 35 Metres North of Secretaries Farmhouse sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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