Main Farm Building at College Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Barnet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 1986. Farm building.
Main Farm Building at College Farm
- WRENN ID
- ragged-niche-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Barnet
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green MP: Sarah Sackman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 January 1986
- Type
- Farm building
- Address
- Main Farm Building at College Farm, Fitzalan Road N3
- OS grid reference
- TQ 245 898
- Coordinates
- 51.59336, -0.20343
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The main farm building at College Farm, located on Fitzalan Road in Finchley, was built in 1883 and designed by Frederick Chancellor. This structure, which originally housed cows and supported dairy functions, is constructed of red brick with some tile hanging and features a steeply pitched pantiled roof. It has a double courtyard plan and a symmetrical layout with 11 main bays, showcasing Queen Anne architectural style.
The building is primarily single-storeyed, except for the central and slightly projecting end bays, which are two storeys high and topped with gables. There are two intermediate gables above the carriageways. The outer bays have tile hanging on the upper storey, while the central bay features mock timber framing and stucco, crowned by an ogee domed lantern with a weathervane. The main entrance is located at the center and has 20th-century doors. The windows are square-headed, with stable doors, some featuring timber mullions and transoms, as well as casements with glazing bars.
College Farm was notable as the model dairy farm of George Barham, who was associated with the Express Dairy Company and is credited with pioneering the transportation of milk by train to London. It is believed to have been London's first Tuberculin Tested dairy.
Local climate
Main Farm Building at College Farm 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% 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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