Barn and Stables Approximately 3 Metres West of Lower Chilverton is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1986. Barn, stable.

Barn and Stables Approximately 3 Metres West of Lower Chilverton

WRENN ID
dusted-lintel-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 December 1986
Type
Barn, stable
OS grid reference
SS 698 061
Coordinates
50.84045, -3.85051
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is a barn and stables located approximately 3 meters west of Lower Chilverton. It dates from the 16th century, with alterations made in the 17th and 18th centuries. The structure is made of cob on rubble footings and has a corrugated iron roof. The barn faces east towards the farmhouse and features a large central doorway flanked by short projecting midstrey walls. It retains its original 16th-century oak shoulder-headed doorframe, while a smaller door in the rear wall dates from the 19th century. The barn's roof is gable-ended on the right and half-hipped on the left.

The stable, which is attached to the left (south) side of the barn and has a lower roof, includes a 19th-century door at the left end and a hayloft loading hatch at the right end above a section of rubble blocking. The stable's roof is hipped to the left. Inside the barn, there is an open space that extends to a 5-bay roof supported by 17th-century A-frame trusses with pegged lap-jointed collars, resting on a wall plate. The cob crosswall between the barn and stable has been removed.

The toilet area is supported by two crossbeams of substantial size, which are finished with soffit chamfers and pyramid stops, indicating a level of craftsmanship that is somewhat unexpected for a building primarily used for agricultural purposes. The roof appears to have been rebuilt in the 18th century, reusing old timbers, and in some areas, it is very crudely constructed. The barn is part of an attractive farmyard group that includes a nearby linhay and farmhouse.

Local climate

Barn and Stables Approximately 3 Metres West of Lower Chilverton sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% 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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