Barn at No 59 (Alley Cottage) is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1987. A C18 Barn.
Barn at No 59 (Alley Cottage)
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-quartz-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 November 1987
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- Barn at No 59 (Alley Cottage), Compton Bassett
- OS grid reference
- SU 034 729
- Coordinates
- 51.45557, -1.95182
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The barn at No 59, also known as Alley Cottage, is an 18th-century structure located in Compton Bassett. It features a timber frame and thatched roof set on a red brick plinth. The roof is half-hipped with a hipped projection for the east entry. The barn consists of five bays, supported by two principal tie-beam and collar trusses, along with two smaller collar trusses.
Local climate
Barn at No 59 (Alley Cottage) receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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