Brown Cow Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 March 1995. Public house, former house. 2 related planning applications.
Brown Cow Public House
- WRENN ID
- young-tallow-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lancaster
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 March 1995
- Type
- Public house, former house
- Address
- Brown Cow Public House, 42 and 44, Penny Street, LA1 1XF
- OS grid reference
- SD 477 615
- Coordinates
- 54.04733, -2.80014
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Brown Cow Public House, located at 42 and 44 Penny Street in Lancaster, is a former pair of houses that have been converted into a public house and a shop. This building dates from the late 18th century and has undergone alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is constructed from squared and coursed sandstone, which is now painted, and features a slate roof. The building has a double-depth plan with a rear extension on each side. It stands three storeys above cellars and has two bays for each former house. The left side has raised quoins, and square blocks support the timber gutter. All openings feature sashed windows with plain stone surrounds. The ground floor on the right has been modified to include a shop front, while the left retains an original doorway and sash window, both with plain stone surrounds.
Local climate
Brown Cow Public House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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- Related listed building consents — 2 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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