Barn Approximately 30 Metres North of West House is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1998. Barn.

Barn Approximately 30 Metres North of West House

WRENN ID
silver-clay-spindle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 June 1998
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
TL 985 707
Coordinates
52.29933, 0.91101
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This barn, located approximately 30 metres north of West House, dates from the late 18th century. It features a weatherboarded timber frame set on a plinth made of red brick and flint, topped with a pantile roof. The structure consists of eight bays and includes a separately enclosed, contemporary aisled section with a lean-to roof along the entire length of the south elevation. The north elevation has two full-height openings fitted with 20th-century doors.

Inside, the main frame exhibits characteristics typical of the 17th century, with hardwood that may have been reused from an earlier barn. The wall frames contain full-height studs and diagonal primary braces. The tie-beams and wall plates above the openings on the south wall are supported by arched braces. The central truss is open and features two large brackets, resembling base crucks, which are bolted to both the walls and the roof. All principal frame members are pegged, with some numbered. The wall plates display face halved and bladed scarf joints. The roof structure includes two tiers of joggled butt purlins, some arched wind-braces, and a ridge board. The underside of the south roof face retains areas of surviving lath and underplastering. The outer face of the main space, now enclosed by the lean-to, has early untarred elm weatherboards. The barn is depicted on a parish plan dated 1817 and is part of a group with West House.

Local climate

Barn Approximately 30 Metres North of West House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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