Barn and Cart Shed Approximately 11 Metres South East of Rashleigh Barton is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1986. Barn, cart shed.

Barn and Cart Shed Approximately 11 Metres South East of Rashleigh Barton

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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 February 1986
Type
Barn, cart shed
OS grid reference
SS 672 128
Coordinates
50.89979, -3.8897
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is a barn and cart shed located approximately 11 metres south-east of Rashleigh Barton. It is likely from the early 17th century and was remodeled in the 19th century. The 17th-century sections are constructed of cob on rubble footings, while the 19th-century work is made of local stone rubble, with some of it facing the original cob. The roof is made of corrugated asbestos, which probably replaced an original thatch.

The structure has a gable-ended range facing the farmyard to the west. The cart shed is on the left (north) side and is open to the rear, featuring a large full-height carriageway at its right end next to the barn. The barn, on the right (south), was originally a cider house with an apple loft. Its front is irregular, with the left end of the barn projecting forward and having an additional full-height doorway. To the right of this projection is an unglazed 19th-century timber window. On the right end, external stone steps lead to the former apple loft. The rear of the cart shed is open-fronted, supported by two circular-section full-height stone rubble piers.

Inside, the cart shed has an open 3-bay roof, which likely features 17th-century side-pegged jointed crucks. This roof was significantly altered in the 19th century, with the original cruck posts cut off and replaced by the current stone piers. The collars and purlins were also replaced. The barn, which was the former cider house, has a part-floored interior. The apple loft is supported by a series of large, roughly finished crossbeams and includes the original framed and cob-nogged partition. The 3-bay roof is supported by what are likely 17th-century side-pegged jointed cruck collars, with some replacement collars.

Local climate

Barn and Cart Shed Approximately 11 Metres South East of Rashleigh Barton 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 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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