Barns About 50 Metres North East of the Manor Farm House is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 June 1987. Barn.

Barns About 50 Metres North East of the Manor Farm House

WRENN ID
iron-hammer-magpie
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 June 1987
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
TL 402 385
Coordinates
52.0276, 0.04233
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These are two conjoined barns located about 50 meters northeast of the Manor Farm House, dating from the 17th century. They feature timber frames set on brick bases and are weatherboarded, topped with steeply pitched corrugated asbestos roofs. The larger barn consists of two sections, each with six bays, while the slightly smaller barn has five bays and is attached at right angles to the right end of the larger barn. The larger barn has openings in the third bay from the center of each section, with doors positioned to the left, and a short lean-to at the rear of the right-hand open bay.

Inside the larger barn, there is a high brick base, jowled posts with arched braces supporting cambered tie beams, double butt purlins with angled struts and collars to the principals, and curved windbraces. The walling includes studding, mid-rails, and tension braces. The adjoining five-bay barn features large central doors along with smaller lower and loft doors, and has high brick walling at the rear. Its interior also includes jowled posts with arched braces to cambered tie beams, as well as single butt purlins, angled struts, and collars to the principals.

Local climate

Barns About 50 Metres North East of the Manor Farm House 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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