Barn Behind Numbers 28 and 30 is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1976. Barn.

Barn Behind Numbers 28 and 30

WRENN ID
iron-transept-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 June 1976
Type
Barn
Address
Barn Behind Numbers 28 and 30, Kneesworth Street, Royston
OS grid reference
TL 354 408
Coordinates
52.04935, -0.02556
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The barn behind numbers 28 and 30 on Kneesworth Street is a 17th-century structure. It features a timber frame that is weatherboarded and consists of four bays with braced tie beams. The roof truss has been repaired with new timbers. This barn is part of the coachhouse associated with King James and Prince Charles.

Local climate

Barn Behind Numbers 28 and 30 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 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% 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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