Barn to North of Above is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1959. A C17 Barn.
Barn to North of Above
- WRENN ID
- little-shingle-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1959
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- Barn to North of Above, Upper Woodcote Road
- OS grid reference
- SU 695 762
- Coordinates
- 51.48091, -0.99951
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This building is a barn located to the north of the previously listed Blagrave Old Farmhouse, likely dating from the 17th century or early 18th century, but it may also be from the 16th century. The barn consists of four bays and is constructed from red and blue brick in English bond, with later repairs made in Flemish bond. It features a half hipped asbestos roof and has a half hipped midstrey that is off-centre to the south on the east side. Inside, there are two rows of through purlins, with the lower purlins supported by wind braces. Additionally, there are braces extending from the tie beam to the collar.
Local climate
Barn to North of Above 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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