Barn Approximately 50 Metres West of Manor Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1952. Barn.

Barn Approximately 50 Metres West of Manor Farmhouse

WRENN ID
kindled-terrace-bittern
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1952
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
SP 104 076
Coordinates
51.76761, -1.85051
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This large barn, located approximately 50 meters west of Manor Farmhouse, dates from the mid to late 16th century, with an addition made in 1727. It is constructed from random rubble limestone, with ashlar limestone used for the porches, and features a stone slate roof. The barn consists of five bays, with a four-bay addition at the east end, and has north and south porches on both sections.

The earlier part of the barn has central gabled porches, which include vertical timber plank boarding above timber lintels leading to plank barn doors. There are two offset buttresses on the side walls, a chamfered plinth, and a single slit vent beside each buttress. The ends of the barn are gabled with parapets and finials. The 1727 addition has off-centre porches with timber lintels for the plank barn doors, plain verges on the south porch, and a lean-to on the north porch. A datestone inscribed with 'I C / 1727' is set in the gable of the south porch, indicating that John Coxwell was the Lord of Ablington Manor at that time. The east gable end features three slit vents and an iron weathervane.

Inside, the earlier building has a high five-bay arched braced collar truss roof with queen struts, three tiers of purlins, and scattered curved windbracing. All vent slits have splayed reveals, and the floor is made of stone flags. The 1727 addition has a four-bay collar and tie-beam truss roof. The earlier building is a rare example of a barn from this period, with the porches likely extended at a later date, possibly when the 1727 addition was constructed.

Local climate

Barn Approximately 50 Metres West of Manor Farmhouse receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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