Barn to Newell House School is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 November 1950. Barn.

Barn to Newell House School

WRENN ID
quiet-doorway-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 November 1950
Type
Barn
Address
Barn to Newell House School, Cornhill, Sherborne
OS grid reference
ST 634 168
Coordinates
50.94975, -2.52124
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The barn at Newell House School, located on the east side of Cornhill, dates from the early to mid-16th century. It is constructed of stone and features loops at the gable ends. The roof is covered with plaintiles, and there is a porch on the north side. Inside, the barn has a well-crafted braced collar-beam and side purlin roof supported by six bays. Historically, the Abbey Orchards extended up to this location.

Local climate

Barn to Newell House School receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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