South East Barn, Charleston Farm is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 May 1983. Barn. 3 related planning applications.

South East Barn, Charleston Farm

WRENN ID
idle-doorway-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 May 1983
Type
Barn
Address
South East Barn, Charleston Farm, Firle, Lewes, BN8 6LL
OS grid reference
TQ 490 068
Coordinates
50.84213, 0.11555
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The South East Barn at Charleston Farm dates from the 16th or 17th century and is constructed of coursed knapped flints with flush red brick quoins. It features an old tiled roof that is half hipped at the east end and consists of six bays, although one bay has been damaged by a recent fire. Inside, there are aisles and tie beams. This barn is a notable example of a Sussex flint and timber barn and has been depicted in several paintings by Duncan Grant. The barn is part of a group with Charleston House.

Local climate

South East Barn, Charleston Farm 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 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% 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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