Cast Iron road marker on east end of Owl's Barn Cottage, by junction with Barn Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Road marker.
Cast Iron road marker on east end of Owl's Barn Cottage, by junction with Barn Lane
- WRENN ID
- former-granite-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Road marker
- Address
- Cast Iron road marker on east end of Owl's Barn Cottage, by junction with Barn Lane, Ruardean Road, Drybrook
- OS grid reference
- SO 624 168
- Coordinates
- 51.84871, -2.546
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cast iron road marker, dating from around 1900, is located on the east end of Owl's Barn Cottage, near the junction with Barn Lane in Drybrook, Ruardean Woodside. This marker features a semi-circular head that is approximately 600 mm across, with a raised margin and lettering. The inscription reads: 'VR THIS ROAD FOR THE DISTANCE OF 2675 YARDS (arrow points to left) WAS MADE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CROWN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS AND DISTRICT 1899 - 1900 E. STAFFORD HOWARD ESQ COMMISSIONER PHILIP BAYLIS ESQ DEP SURVEYOR'. This is a very unusual marker and is the only one in the parish, while there are four similar markers located in the nearby parish of Cinderford.
Local climate
Cast Iron road marker on east end of Owl's Barn Cottage, by junction with Barn Lane receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- Sale history — 6 transactions since 2000
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