Mayflower Barn, to South West of Old Jordans Hostel is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1982. Barn.

Mayflower Barn, to South West of Old Jordans Hostel

WRENN ID
upper-pewter-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Chesham and Amersham MP: Sarah Green (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 March 1982
Type
Barn
Address
Mayflower Barn, to South West of Old Jordans Hostel, Jordans Lane, Chalfont St. Giles
OS grid reference
SU 974 912
Coordinates
51.61143, -0.59407
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Mayflower Barn, located to the south-west of Old Jordans Hostel, is a 17th-century timber-framed and weather-boarded barn consisting of three bays, which was extended by two bays in the 18th century. The barn features two wagon entries, with those on the south elevation set in gabled projecting bays. There are lean-tos situated between the porches and to the west of the left-hand porch. The structure has an old brick plinth that has been repaired, and it is topped with an old tile roof. Inside, it has queen strut trusses with either curved or straight braces to the tie beams, along with braced purlins. The barn is noted for its associations with the Quakers and is believed by some to incorporate timbers from the Mayflower, the ship that carried the Pilgrim Fathers to New England in 1620. The barn has been restored in the early 20th century, with barred casement windows added to the north and end elevations.

Local climate

Mayflower Barn, to South West of Old Jordans Hostel sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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