Barn and Stable Block 20 Metres West of Bramley Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Barn, stable block.

Barn and Stable Block 20 Metres West of Bramley Cottage

WRENN ID
forbidden-hinge-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 August 1984
Type
Barn, stable block
OS grid reference
TL 786 390
Coordinates
52.02084, 0.60272
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The barn and stable block, located 20 metres west of Bramley Cottage, dates from the 18th century for the barn and the 19th century for the stable block. The barn is timber framed, covered with weatherboarding, and has a roof made of corrugated asbestos. The stable block is constructed from flint and red bricks, also topped with a corrugated asbestos roof. It features six bays aligned north-south, with a midstrey to the east of the third bay from the south end. The stable block includes a hay-loft over the eastern side of the southern bay. There is an open lean-to shelter with a slate roof situated between the midstrey and the stable block, dating from the 19th century. The stable block's walls are divided into panels of flint rubble, interspersed with sections of red brickwork, with four panels at each level on both long elevations. The quoins, jambs, and arches of the windows and doors are also made of red brick. Inside the stables, the original herringbone brick floor and iron mangers are preserved. The barn features pegged construction, primary straight bracing, straight tiebeams, hanging knees, and a clasped purlin roof, and it remains unusually unaltered. This building is included for its group value with Bramley Cottage and Touchwood.

Local climate

Barn and Stable Block 20 Metres West of Bramley Cottage 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% 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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