Highways is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1988. Barn. 2 related planning applications.
Highways
- WRENN ID
- rooted-obsidian-wind
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1988
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- Highways, Finningham Road, Rickinghall Superior, IP22 1LP
- OS grid reference
- TM 042 744
- Coordinates
- 52.32983, 0.99587
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Highways is a barn that was originally part of a former rectory, dating from the early 17th century and converted around 1960 into a dwelling. The structure features a timber frame that is entirely roughcast, topped with a steeply pitched pantiled roof. It consists of five bays and is a single storey. The front has 20th-century openings, all at ground floor level, and a 20th-century 'midstrey' has been added to the rear, along with inserted stacks.
Inside, the central bay was originally open with cart entrances, while the left bay was used for storage. The interior showcases close studding with reverse cranked arched braces in the walling, stop-chamfered wallplates, and arched braces connecting jowled posts to tie beams. The roof is constructed with double butt purlins and collars to the principals, although the wind braces have been removed. The barn retains a largely intact and good frame.
Local climate
Highways sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- 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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