The Barn is a Grade II* listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 November 1972. House.
The Barn
- WRENN ID
- nether-flint-laurel
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 November 1972
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Barn, Foxholes Hill, Exmouth
- OS grid reference
- SY 014 800
- Coordinates
- 50.61141, -3.39466
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Barn is a Grade II* listed building completed in 1897, designed by architect E S Prior. It is recognized as one of the key buildings of the Arts and Crafts movement due to its unique layout and the use of various local materials. The exterior features coursed stone mixed with random cobbles of different sizes, creating a richly textured appearance. Originally thatched, the roof was replaced with hipped slates following an early fire.
The building consists of two rectangular blocks set diagonally to one another. The entrance, located at the angle of the two blocks, leads to a large slate-hung gable that jetties out in two stages. The structure has three storeys with symmetrically placed windows. The entrance features a central round-arched door with a lead panel and a small Venetian window above it. The outer blocks are two storeys high and display irregular fenestration, with all windows featuring mullions and, in some cases, transoms, along with leaded lights.
The garden elevation of the outer blocks ends in gables on their inner sides, connected by a central gable. Below these are first-floor windows with mullions and transoms, while the ground floor includes a verandah roof supported by granite columns. Each outer block has a large round stone chimney topped with a stone cap supported by large carved balls. The interior is said to include a galleried hall and a fireplace with an oak mantel.
Local climate
The Barn receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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