Barn Approximately 50 Metres West of Brook Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1989. Barn.
Barn Approximately 50 Metres West of Brook Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- secret-mullion-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1989
- Type
- Barn
- OS grid reference
- TM 163 366
- Coordinates
- 51.98656, 1.14885
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This barn, located approximately 50 metres west of Brook Farmhouse, dates from the 18th to 19th century. It is constructed with a timber frame and is weatherboarded, sitting on a brick plinth. The roof is covered with red pantiles and features a central gabled midstrey, with lean-to extensions on both sides. The barn consists of five bays, with hanging knees supporting the tie beams and through bracing on the walls. The roof has a side purlin ridge board and intermittent collars. This structure is included for its group value with the nearby farmhouse.
Local climate
Barn Approximately 50 Metres West of Brook Farmhouse sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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