Barn and Shippon Approx 25 Metres North of Whitehouse Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1986. Barn, shippon.

Barn and Shippon Approx 25 Metres North of Whitehouse Farmhouse

WRENN ID
dusted-lime-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 May 1986
Type
Barn, shippon
OS grid reference
SX 679 562
Coordinates
50.39127, -3.85861
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is a bank barn with an attached shippon, located approximately 25 metres north of Whitehouse Farmhouse. It dates from the late 18th century and is constructed of slate rubble with granite quoins and arches. The roof is made of slurried slate and is half-hipped. The structure has two storeys, with shippon doors on the ground floor featuring dressed granite arches. There is a central barn loft door that is accessed by an external flight of steps. Additionally, there is a row of pigeon holes located below the eaves, and the barn is at ground level at the rear. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

Barn and Shippon Approx 25 Metres North of Whitehouse Farmhouse receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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