Barn to North of Rowley Hill Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 November 1972. Barn. 1 related planning application.

Barn to North of Rowley Hill Farmhouse

WRENN ID
broken-cornice-equinox
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 November 1972
Type
Barn
Address
Barn to North of Rowley Hill Farmhouse, Saffron Walden, CB10 1UZ
OS grid reference
TL 538 407
Coordinates
52.04422, 0.2421
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This barn, built in 1809, stands to the north of Rowley Hill Farmhouse. Constructed of red brick, with some burnt elements, and a slate roof, it is rectangular in plan, comprising five bays. The south front displays a symmetrical arrangement of three rows of slit wind-eyes. A central waggon way is visible, incorporating a loading door with weatherboarding on either side; a more modern metal sheet door is also present. Further loading doors are located on the middle and upper levels of both sides of the barn. The east end features a gable with tumbled brickwork and an inscribed stone "G Gibson" dated 1809. An integral rear lean-to extends from the main barn, providing two central loading doors. The west end is similar to the east, though the rear is obscured. It includes a single, segmental-headed loading doorway with an owl hole at the apex. The north rear elevation is simpler, with a central waggon way, a modern metal door, and wind-eyes.

Inside, the barn has oak and softwood framing with straight, slender members and a single aisle. A surviving post displays a straight rear shore. The roof structure shows high, cranked arcade braces, bolted knee braces, simple trapped side purlins, and a bladed scarf joint within the arcade plate.

Local climate

Barn to North of Rowley Hill Farmhouse 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 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more 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 0.4°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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  • Sale history — 7 transactions since 1998
  • 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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