Barn About 12 Metres East of Fursdon Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1987. Barn.

Barn About 12 Metres East of Fursdon Farmhouse

WRENN ID
night-ashlar-mallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 1987
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
SX 414 669
Coordinates
50.48045, -4.2366
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is a bank barn located about 12 metres east of Fursdon Farmhouse, dating from the late 18th century to early 19th century, with some later alterations. It is constructed of slatestone rubble and has a scantle slate roof with ridge tiles and gable ends. The barn is built into the bank at the rear and features a shippon on the ground floor with a loft above.

The exterior is two storeys high. The front has a central entrance approached by steps leading to double doors that are sheltered by a pentice hood. To the right of the entrance, there is a doorway with a cambered head, and to the left, a lower double doorway with a timber lintel. The left end of the barn has an addition with a 9-pane light at the front. The right end features a single-storey lean-to and a screen wall, with a ventilation slit at the apex of the gable. The rear of the barn has a wide central door and a 4-pane light to the left, both with cambered heads. On the first floor, there is a half-glazed loading door with a pitched hood. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Barn About 12 Metres East of Fursdon Farmhouse sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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