Barn, Approx 28 Metres South East of Handpost Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Bracknell Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 2002. Barn.

Barn, Approx 28 Metres South East of Handpost Farmhouse

WRENN ID
tattered-clay-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bracknell Forest
Constituency
Maidenhead MP: Mr Joshua Reynolds (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 February 2002
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
SU 896 725
Coordinates
51.44476, -0.71142
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This barn, located approximately 28 metres south-east of Handpost Farmhouse, dates from the late 16th century and was extended in the 20th century. It features a timber frame, with part of the structure weatherboarded and part filled with brick, topped by an old tile half-hipped roof. The barn has a rectangular plan consisting of four framed bays, with a gabled midstrey facing south-east in the second bay. At the rear (north-west), there is a 20th-century lean-to tiled extension. Inside, the barn has a queen post roof with double butt purlins and rafters that are pegged to them. It also includes straight posts, windbraces, and knee braces.

Local climate

Barn, Approx 28 Metres South East of Handpost Farmhouse sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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