Timber Framed Barn at Gulsons is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1982. Barn.

Timber Framed Barn at Gulsons

WRENN ID
western-iron-woodpecker
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex MP: Sir Bernard Jenkin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 January 1982
Type
Barn
Address
Timber Framed Barn at Gulsons, Burnt Dick Hill, Boxted
OS grid reference
TL 997 336
Coordinates
51.96507, 0.90608
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The timber framed barn at Gulsons dates from the 17th century and features black weatherboards. It has one midstrey facing north and a roof that is ridged with fly-hips, which is now covered with felt. The posts are straight and do not have jowls, and the structure includes arch-braces, lapped collars, and side-purlins. The walls are supported by primary braces extending from the central stud of each bay. The barn has red brick footings, and the Great Doors are still intact.

Local climate

Timber Framed Barn at Gulsons 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 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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