Barn Aligned North-South 20 Metres North of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1987. Barn.

Barn Aligned North-South 20 Metres North of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
cold-clay-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 March 1987
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
TM 111 601
Coordinates
52.19943, 1.08884
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This barn, dating from the early 17th century with some alterations from the 18th century, is aligned north-south and located 20 metres north of the Church of St. Mary. It features eight bays and is constructed from timber framing with weatherboarding, while the north gable retains some early or original plaster. The roof is partly covered with pantiles and partly with Roman pantiles. There are 19th-century boarded barn doors at bays 3 and 6. The barn has widely-spaced studwork with arch stud-bracing, which was enhanced in the 18th century. It has a clasped-purlin roof, with the first three trusses from the north being arch-braced, while the remaining trusses at the south end have 18th or 19th-century knees. Bays 6 to 8 from the north show signs of partitioning and original upper floors, indicating they were likely built for stabling. Additionally, there are various 19th-century lean-to extensions on the west side.

Local climate

Barn Aligned North-South 20 Metres North of Church of St Mary 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 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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