Barn About 850 Metres East North East of New Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1991. Barn.

Barn About 850 Metres East North East of New Hall

WRENN ID
mired-transept-mint
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 February 1991
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
TL 742 103
Coordinates
51.76505, 0.52414
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a barn located about 850 metres east-north-east of New Hall, dating from the 15th century with alterations made in the 18th century. The barn features weatherboarding over a timber frame set on a brick plinth. Its roof is hipped to the west and gabled to the east, covered in corrugated asbestos. The structure consists of four bays and includes an 18th-century gabled midstrey and a lean-to outshot on the south side.

There is clear evidence that the barn was originally double-aisled, featuring aisle ties and downbracing, with braces rising from the joweled storey posts to the arcade plate. The east and west end walls still display much of the original framing, with downbraces halved and trenched into the studs. The barn underwent modifications in the 18th century, likely in two stages, which included the addition of the midstrey on the south side and the complete removal of the north aisle. The side walls were infilled with intermediate storey posts, girts, and pegged close studding in three bays, along with the creation of an opening with a pair of double doors opposite the midstrey. The midstrey features a series of chiselled carpenter marks.

At a later date, the remainder of the south aisle was removed, and the side wall was infilled with primary braced and close studding framing with minimal pegging. During this period, the rising braces from the storey posts to the tie beams were replaced with knee joints, and the roof was reconstructed to include side purlins and many wide-sectioned coupled rafters from a crown post roof.

Local climate

Barn About 850 Metres East North East of New Hall 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 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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