The Old Barn is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 May 1984. Barn. 1 related planning application.

The Old Barn

WRENN ID
knotted-string-tarn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Chesham and Amersham MP: Sarah Green (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 May 1984
Type
Barn
Address
The Old Barn, 2, the Worthies, Amersham
OS grid reference
SU 955 973
Coordinates
51.66681, -0.61964
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Barn is a 17th-century barn that features a heavily timber-framed structure. Originally weatherboarded, it now has brick infill and a tiled roof. The building has been converted into a dwelling, which includes simple modern doors and windows.

Local climate

The Old Barn sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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