South-East Barn at No 1 (Elm Tree Farm) is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1988. Barn. 1 related planning application.

South-East Barn at No 1 (Elm Tree Farm)

WRENN ID
stranded-belfry-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1988
Type
Barn
Address
South-East Barn at No 1 (Elm Tree Farm), Hambridge Way, Pirton, SG5 3QS
OS grid reference
TL 149 316
Coordinates
51.97185, -0.32848
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This barn, dating to the 17th century, is located at Elm Tree Farm. It is a timber-frame structure with a tarred brick sill and dark weatherboard cladding, topped with a steep roof of old red tiles. The barn has three bays facing north and features a projecting, gabled porch centrally located on the north side, with a dovecote in the upper portion of the porch gable. Notable features include jowled posts, straight tension braces, and a roof with a single purlin on each slope, supported by convex curved queen-posts.

Local climate

South-East Barn at No 1 (Elm Tree 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 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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