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

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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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