The Dukes Barn is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1967. Barn and outbuildings. 5 related planning applications.

The Dukes Barn

WRENN ID
former-corner-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peak District National Park
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 July 1967
Type
Barn and outbuildings
Address
The Dukes Barn, School Lane, Beeley, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 2NU
OS grid reference
SK 266 675
Coordinates
53.20479, -1.60256
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Duke's Barn, dated 1791, is a barn and outbuildings with a continuous roof, located on the north side of School Lane in Beeley. At the time of re-survey, it was mostly being converted into a residential centre for the Royal School for the Deaf. The structure is built from coursed rubble gritstone, featuring gritstone dressings and quoins, and has a cement tile roof. The west gable is coped and includes moulded kneelers and a ball finial.

On the south elevation, from left to right, there are three full-height round arches with ashlar surrounds. The first two arches have 20th-century infill, while the third opens through the building. In the spandrel above the arches, there is a moulded datestone inscribed MDCCXCI. To the right of the arches, there is a doorway with chamfered quoins and lintel, fitted with 20th-century doors. Further right, there is another doorway and a pair of doorways, all with lintels and quoins, now containing 20th-century windows. Continuing to the right, there is a 20th-century doorway, a 20th-century window, and a similar doorway that has been converted into a window.

There is a projecting gabled range that is not of special interest. Beyond this, there is a full-height cart entrance with a segmental arch and plank doors. The first floor features four irregularly placed windows, all fitted with 20th-century casements.

Local climate

The Dukes Barn receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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