Barn to West of Gable Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 July 1985. Barn.
Barn to West of Gable Cottage
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-gravel-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 July 1985
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- Barn to West of Gable Cottage, Wadswick Lane, Box
- OS grid reference
- ST 843 678
- Coordinates
- 51.40933, -2.22589
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The barn located to the west of Gable Cottage dates from the late 18th century. It is constructed of rubble stone and features a Bridgwater tiled roof with coped gables. The barn has opposed flush cart entries with timber lintels, and a lower entry at the rear. There are vent loops in the walls and a small pointed opening at the apex of the east gable. The west end has a boarded upper opening. Inside, the barn has a seven-bay roof supported by tie-beam trusses.
Local climate
Barn to West of Gable Cottage receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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