Barn at Throcking Hall Farm 20 Meters to East of Great Barn is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1984. Barn.

Barn at Throcking Hall Farm 20 Meters to East of Great Barn

WRENN ID
shifting-sandstone-briar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1984
Type
Barn
Address
Barn at Throcking Hall Farm 20 Meters to East of Great Barn, Cottered Road
OS grid reference
TL 338 300
Coordinates
51.95288, -0.05382
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a barn located at Throcking Hall Farm, 20 meters east of the Great Barn, dating from the 18th century. It was likely built for the Elwes family before the nearby Throcking Hall was demolished in 1744. The barn features a timber frame made of pegged oak, is dark weatherboarded, and has a pitched roof that is now covered with corrugated asbestos.

The structure has three tall bays and an aisle, with an open end facing east. It is a non-traditional farm building, possibly used for overwintering cattle, and showcases an unusual plan with finely crafted oak framing in an archaic style. The arcade posts are jowled and supported by curved braces connecting to the arcade plate and tie beams. Aisle-ties are reinforced with quadrant braces. The roof is a king-post design, featuring a short, pile-shaped king-post and cleated purlins. The open end includes a central segmental-headed arched opening, flanked by square-headed side openings that also have quadrant braces. The arcade plate is joined with a face-halved bladed scarf joint.

Local climate

Barn at Throcking Hall Farm 20 Meters to East of Great Barn 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 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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