Barn to Rear and Approximately 15 Metres South West of Numbers 1 and 2 Pentlow Street Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 May 1984. Barn. 1 related planning application.

Barn to Rear and Approximately 15 Metres South West of Numbers 1 and 2 Pentlow Street Cottages

WRENN ID
secret-tower-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 May 1984
Type
Barn
Address
Barn to Rear and Approximately 15 Metres South West of Numbers 1 and 2 Pentlow Street Cottages, CO10 7JJ
OS grid reference
TL 821 457
Coordinates
52.08053, 0.65608
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This barn dates from the late 16th or early 17th century. It is timber framed and has weatherboard cladding, with a corrugated iron roof. The roof structure features side purlins and through bracing to the walls. The barn has three or five bays and includes a central midstrey at the rear. The barn is situated approximately 15 metres southwest of numbers 1 and 2 Pentlow Street Cottages. The view of the barn was obscured as it was in full use at the time of survey.

Local climate

Barn to Rear and Approximately 15 Metres South West of Numbers 1 and 2 Pentlow Street Cottages sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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