Barn 40 Metres North of Minchins is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1984. Barn. 1 related planning application.
Barn 40 Metres North of Minchins
- WRENN ID
- winding-plinth-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 February 1984
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- Barn 40 Metres North of Minchins, CM6 1JN
- OS grid reference
- TL 614 209
- Coordinates
- 51.86334, 0.34315
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This barn, dating to around 1400, stands 40 metres north of Minchins. It is a timber-framed structure, now weatherboarded, with a hipped red tile roof. The barn has three aisles and is four bays long, featuring an original hipped midstrey to the south. The framework is substantial, incorporating arch-braced tie beams, arcade bracing, and aisle bracing. The roof is of crown-post construction, with halved and bridled arcade plate scarfs and reversed assembly at the eaves.
Local climate
Barn 40 Metres North of Minchins sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- 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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