Barn 40 Metres East of the Firs is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1988. Barn. 2 related planning applications.
Barn 40 Metres East of the Firs
- WRENN ID
- ghost-belfry-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1988
- Type
- Barn
- OS grid reference
- TM 210 665
- Coordinates
- 52.25232, 1.23729
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a late 16th-century barn located 40 metres east of The Firs. The barn has a timber frame, largely covered by corrugated asbestos sheeting above a high concrete plinth. The west gable end is cement-rendered and dated 1951. The roof is clad in corrugated metal sheeting. The interior reveals a 5-bay frame with a mid rail running all around, featuring heavy studding, approximately 60% of which remains, and curved braces against the outside of the studs. The east gable end has been rebuilt. Most of the tie beam braces have been replaced with knees, although one remains intact. The roof, spanning 8 bays, is well-preserved, with clasped and butt purlins and arched wind-bracing to the upper row of purlins. A 19th-century upper floor has been added to the westernmost bay.
Local climate
Barn 40 Metres East of the Firs sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2015
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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