Farm Building West of Brownhills (North Section Only) is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 August 1984. Farm building.

Farm Building West of Brownhills (North Section Only)

WRENN ID
buried-hinge-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 August 1984
Type
Farm building
Address
Farm Building West of Brownhills (North Section Only), Whitchurch Road, Spurstow
OS grid reference
SJ 559 575
Coordinates
53.11353, -2.66011
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a multi-use farm building located west of Brownhills, dating from the late 17th century. It is constructed of red brick in English Garden Wall Bond, featuring some timber framing and a slate roof. The building has two storeys and consists of six bays, with a later three-bay addition to the south. The east side has lightweight, brick nogged timber framing at the first floor level, while the rear (west) side has heavier timber framing with passing braces. The structure includes half heck and full-length ledged and battened doors, as well as hopper windows with segmental arches at both the ground floor and upper windows in gabled dormers.

Inside, the building features trusses with a tie beam and collar, raking braces, and four posts between the beams. The oak ridgetree and purlins are notable, with two of the purlins having ovolo moulded edges and being carved with ecclesiastical motifs. One of these purlins is inscribed with "Thomas Twiss Wardens 1689." The building is listed for its group value only.

Local climate

Farm Building West of Brownhills (North Section Only) receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% 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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