Stables with loft over approximately 5 metres south west of Acland Barton is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1986. A Early Modern Stables.

Stables with loft over approximately 5 metres south west of Acland Barton

WRENN ID
tangled-terrace-larch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 March 1986
Type
Stables
Period
Early Modern
OS grid reference
SS 593 325
Coordinates
51.07467, -4.00847
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stables with a loft above, located approximately 5 metres southwest of Acland Barton, date back to the 17th century and have undergone some alterations. The structure is built from stone rubble and cob, topped with a corrugated iron roof that features a half-hip at the left end and gable ends to the right. It has a rectangular plan and stands two storeys tall, with a loft situated above the stables.

On the front, there is a loft opening with a stone lintel to the left, which has been infilled. To the right end, there are a window opening and a doorway, both featuring cambered brick arches and brick jambs. An early 17th-century stone doorway is located towards the right end, showcasing a chamfered segmental arch and dressed stone jambs, although it has been partially infilled to create a window opening.

At the right end, there is a small slated lean-to that includes a reset stone ogee window with a pierced quatrefoil stone inset above it. The right gable end of the main range features a two-light timber mullion window. At the rear, there are doorways for both storeys within the same opening, with the loft door having a heavy timber chamfered surround. A stone lintel is present above a small window opening to the left.

Inside, the loft floor is supported by massive timber stop-chamfered beams. Some 19th-century stable fittings remain. The roof structure consists of five trusses with principals that have short curved feet resting on a continuous timber wall plate. There are mortice holes in the soffits for original collars that have since been replaced, along with three tiers of threaded purlins and a diagonally set ridge purlin.

Local climate

Stables with loft over approximately 5 metres south west of Acland Barton sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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