Francis' Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1988. A 19th century Farmhouse.
Francis' Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- silent-oriel-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Lancashire
- Constituency
- West Lancashire MP: Ashley Dalton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 August 1988
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Francis' Farmhouse, Altcar Road, Great Altcar
- OS grid reference
- SD 325 062
- Coordinates
- 53.54846, -3.0201
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Francis' Farmhouse is a house built in 1806. It is constructed of brick in Flemish bond and has a slate roof. The building has a double-depth plan and stands two storeys high with two bays. The windows are sashed with glazing bars and feature painted stone lintels and sills. The door, located between the bays, consists of six flush panels and is framed by a painted stone surround with moulded imposts and a round head with a keystone. Above the door, on the first floor, there is a plaque inscribed with the year '1806'. The farmhouse has gable chimneys.
Local climate
Francis' Farmhouse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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