Bank Barn to South East of Garth Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1984. Bank barn.

Bank Barn to South East of Garth Cottage

WRENN ID
empty-timber-dale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1984
Type
Bank barn
Address
Bank Barn to South East of Garth Cottage, the Green, Milburn
OS grid reference
NY 657 293
Coordinates
54.65813, -2.533
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a bank barn located to the southeast of Garth Cottage, built in the mid to late 19th century. The structure is made of coursed, squared rubble with quoins. Its roof is partially covered with graduated slate and partially with stone flags, featuring outshuts on either side at the front. The barn has a symmetrical three-bay front, which includes a central segment-headed wagon door and a single unglazed window on each side for the store-rooms. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

Bank Barn to South East of Garth Cottage sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,140 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 68 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 45 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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