Barn Approximately 40 Metres North West of Bower Hall 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 Approximately 40 Metres North West of Bower Hall
- WRENN ID
- open-flue-heron
- 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 Approximately 40 Metres North West of Bower Hall, CO10 7JT
- OS grid reference
- TL 799 455
- Coordinates
- 52.07888, 0.62505
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This barn, located approximately 40 metres northwest of Bower Hall, dates from the late 15th century to the early 16th century. It is constructed with a timber frame, featuring a combination of weatherboarding and brick infill, and has a central doorway. The roof is made of corrugated iron and the barn consists of four bays. The walls exhibit halved bracing, and some of the original crown post roof structure remains, including two-armed down bracing to the tie beams. Additionally, there are large arched braces connecting the tie beams to the storey posts. The barn is mentioned in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments volume 3.
Local climate
Barn Approximately 40 Metres North West of Bower Hall 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 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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