Granary, Barn, Cowsheds and Outbuildings in U Plan Range Adjoining Handy Cross Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1977. Granary.

Granary, Barn, Cowsheds and Outbuildings in U Plan Range Adjoining Handy Cross Farmhouse

WRENN ID
sleeping-cupola-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Beaconsfield MP: Joy Morrissey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 July 1977
Type
Granary
OS grid reference
SU 852 907
Coordinates
51.60887, -0.76985
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The granary, barn, cowsheds, and outbuildings form a U-plan range adjoining Handy Cross Farmhouse. The granary, located to the southwest, dates from the 18th century and was altered in the 19th century. It is constructed of brick with some header patterning and features dentil eaves. The roof is half-hipped and covered with tiles, and the gable on the west side has a two-light window with a segmental head, while the north side displays an exposed lintel beam and old fittings.

The barn, situated along the south side of the farmyard, is also from the 18th century. It has a timber frame with weatherboard cladding, a brick plinth, and an old tiled roof. The barn consists of five bays, with a gabled projecting cart entry to the left of the center and a catslide projection in front of the left bay. Inside, it features queen strut trusses with straight braces to the tie beams and a boarded threshing floor.

To the east of the farmyard are the cowsheds, built in the 19th century, which include a hayloft above. These are also timber framed and weatherboarded, with a tiled roof. The northern range, which was formerly open sheds, now has 20th-century brick walls, an old tiled roof, and skylights. The buildings are included for their group value.

Local climate

Granary, Barn, Cowsheds and Outbuildings in U Plan Range Adjoining Handy Cross Farmhouse 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 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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