Farmbuilding Approximately 40m East of Rectory Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 October 2000. Farm building. 2 related planning applications.

Farmbuilding Approximately 40m East of Rectory Farmhouse

WRENN ID
tangled-courtyard-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 October 2000
Type
Farm building
OS grid reference
TM 267 611
Coordinates
52.20205, 1.31687
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a farm building, possibly originally a stable, that was later used as a barn. It dates from the mid-17th century and is constructed with a timber frame and weatherboarding, topped with a roof covered in corrugated metal sheeting.

Inside, the building features a three-bay frame with heavy studding, a middle rail only in the gable ends, and reversed braces at the corners, which are halved against the inside faces of the studs. There is some later primary bracing and replacement studding. Evidence suggests there were diamond-mullioned windows at both ground and first floor levels in each bay on all sides, with four-light windows in the side walls and five-light windows in the gable ends. However, the north side of the east end bay has an original doorway and no windows at either level.

The arched braces of the two open trusses have been replaced with knee braces. The roof has five bays, featuring two rows of stepped butt purlins and long straight wind braces in the end bays, with some heavier rafters that have been reused. At some point, the building was adapted for use as a barn: the upper floor was removed, and the west bay was widened, with the studding taken out to create a cart entrance. This building is a rare example of a pre-1700 farm building that is not a barn, and it retains a comparatively intact frame and roof.

Local climate

Farmbuilding Approximately 40m East of Rectory Farmhouse sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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