Barn at Merks Hall (100 Metres to North) is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1984. Barn. 4 related planning applications.

Barn at Merks Hall (100 Metres to North)

WRENN ID
gilded-bastion-grove
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 at Merks Hall (100 Metres to North), CM6 3BD
OS grid reference
TL 640 228
Coordinates
51.88003, 0.38229
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a mid 17th century barn located 100 meters to the north of Merks Hall. It features a timber frame with black weatherboarding and has a half hipped roof made of corrugated iron. The barn consists of five bays and includes a central gabled midstrey on the south side. Notable architectural details include arched braces supporting the tie beams and halved and bladed scarf joists. The barn is situated on an ancient moated site.

Local climate

Barn at Merks Hall (100 Metres to North) 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 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2025
  • Related listed building consents — 4 applications
  • 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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