Barn at Gellilyfdy is a Grade II* listed building in the Flintshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 22 October 1952. Barn.

Barn at Gellilyfdy

WRENN ID
buried-zinc-river
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Flintshire
Constituency
Clwyd East MP: Becky Gittins (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
22 October 1952
Type
Barn
Address
Barn at Gellilyfdy, Babell, Ysceifiog
OS grid reference
SJ 146 738
Coordinates
53.25511, -3.281
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The barn at Gellilyfdy is a large structure built from coursed rubble stone sitting on boulder footings, topped with a slate roof, although part of the roof has been replaced with galvanised sheets. On the eastern side, there is a central threshing bay featuring a doorway with a 19th-century dressed stone lintel and jambs that have been partially renewed in brick. To the right of this doorway, there are two tiers of three narrow vents. To the left, a similar arrangement of vents is interrupted by an inserted doorway that has been widened from a 19th-century doorway, which has a brick segmental head. Next to this doorway is a metal-framed window with a brick surround and wooden lintel, along with a single vent remaining at the left end.

The northern gable end displays stepped vents arranged in four tiers of 4:3:2:1, although the lower tier is interrupted by an added brick lean-to on the left side, leaving only two vents visible. The western side, which faces the house, mirrors the eastern side. Its threshing bay features a 19th-century stone lintel and dressed stone jambs on the left side, retaining double boarded doors. To the left, there are two tiers of three vents, while the right side has an added blockwork lean-to. The southern gable end is similar to the northern side, also featuring stepped tiers of vents, but the lower tier has been replaced in the mid-20th century by an inserted door on the left and two windows, one of which was originally a doorway.

Inside, the roof consists of five bays supported by queen posts and raking struts. One of the tie beams features a carved date inscription along with the initials WJ.

Local climate

Barn at Gellilyfdy receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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