Barwood House is a Grade II listed building in the Bury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. House. 6 related planning applications.
Barwood House
- WRENN ID
- vast-newel-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bury
- Constituency
- Bury North MP: Mr James Frith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- Barwood House, 15, 17 and 19, Grants Lane, BL0 9AX
- OS grid reference
- SD 790 165
- Coordinates
- 53.64476, -2.31771
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Barwood House is a large house built in the 1780s for Henry Kay, a calico printer. It was later owned from 1819 to 1825 by Charles Grant and his brothers, who were recognised as the inspiration for the Cheryble brothers in Charles Dickens's novels. As successful businessmen, the Grants had significant influence on the Ramsbottom area.
The house is constructed of sandstone rubble and is symmetrical in design. It comprises two storeys and five sash windows, although these have been altered over time. A doorway with a segmental head is topped by a broad, shallow porch supported by two columns. The roof is hipped and covered in slate. A return wing to the right, also five bays wide, has a similar appearance but was built later. The house was divided into three separate dwellings in the 20th century.
The interior is on a grand scale and retains many original features, including substantial plasterwork and decorative details.
Local climate
Barwood House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,120 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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