Farmhouse at Great Barwick Farm is a Grade II* listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1967. A Post-Medieval Farmhouse. 3 related planning applications.

Farmhouse at Great Barwick Farm

WRENN ID
winter-bonework-dawn
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 January 1967
Type
Farmhouse
Period
Post-Medieval
Address
Farmhouse at Great Barwick Farm, Great Barwick Manor, High Cross, Standon, SG11 1DB
OS grid reference
TL 385 188
Coordinates
51.8512, 0.01009
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The farmhouse, originally dating to the mid 16th century, with a west range added in the 17th century, was carefully restored around 1966. It is constructed with a timber frame exposed on the front and rear walls, with plastered panels, and a red brick sill. The rear wing, facing north, is plastered. The building has old red tiled hipped roofs.

It is an early three-unit lobby entry house with a central chimney and a continuous side-jetty along the front (east). A two-storey timber-frame extension from the 17th century projects to the rear, featuring three half-hipped gables along the rear wall. The front elevation incorporates three three-light leaded casement windows on each floor, which are replacements. A wide arched wooden doorway is flanked by a small three-light diamond-mullioned original window above the door. The jetty features bull-nosed joists and heavy knee-braces. A 20th-century red brick and tile lean-to has been added at the south end, incorporating two hipped dormers. The roof is a clasped purlin construction, with curved wind braces, collars, and curved braces to tie beams. The original four-bay structure has the north bay partitioned as a parlour. The walls feature close studding with internal tension braces. Several original diamond mullioned windows retain shutter grooves. The central bay is distinguished by chamfers and hollow stops on both the axial beam and joists, and there are holes for bearers of a dais bench. Short edge-halved scarf joints with bridled butts are present. The 17th-century wings are constructed of lighter timbering.

Local climate

Farmhouse at Great Barwick Farm sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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