Barn Approximately 140 Metres North East of Groombridge Place is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Barn.

Barn Approximately 140 Metres North East of Groombridge Place

WRENN ID
twisted-cornice-quill
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 August 1990
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
TQ 534 377
Coordinates
51.11857, 0.19072
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This barn, located approximately 140 meters northeast of Groombridge Place, dates from the late 17th century to early 18th century. It features a weatherboarded timber frame set on coursed sandstone footings, topped with a peg-tile roof.

The barn is designed as a double structure aligned roughly north-south, with two sets of opposing double doors leading to the threshing floors. On the west side, the southern doorway is full height while the northern doorway is slightly shorter; the reverse is true on the east side. Both sides have what are likely 20th-century double doors. The east side has a lower ground level, resulting in raised doorways for easier loading from carts, and includes three loading hatch doorways: one in the center and one at each end. The roof is gable-ended.

Inside, the barn retains a well-preserved late 17th century to early 18th century structure with large scantling timbers arranged in six bays. The wall frames feature straight tension braces, while the wall posts have jowled heads. The tie beams are supported by curving arch braces. The uncollared trusses include two sets of staggered butt purlins. In the 19th century, the trusses were modified to include king posts with raking struts.

Local climate

Barn Approximately 140 Metres North East of Groombridge Place receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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