The Willows is a Grade II listed building in the Sefton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 November 1972. Villa. 2 related planning applications.
The Willows
- WRENN ID
- low-shingle-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sefton
- Constituency
- Southport MP: Patrick Hurley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 November 1972
- Type
- Villa
- Address
- The Willows, 2, 2a and 2b, Lord Street West, PR8 2BJ
- OS grid reference
- SD 331 167
- Coordinates
- 53.64295, -3.01239
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Willows is a villa, originally dating to around 1824, and potentially built on the site of, or enlarging, an earlier building occupied in 1798. It was extended in 1924 and subsequently altered in the 20th century. The villa is constructed of white painted stucco with black painted stone quoins, and has hipped slate roofs. It presents an irregular plan, consisting of a double-depth, double-fronted main range with a set-back wing to the left, and a 1924 addition to the right.
The main three-window range features an open-pedimented central section that projects forward. At ground floor, it has a large, full-width bay window with Tudor-arched lights arranged 2:3:2. Above this is a 3-light window with a hoodmould, also in a Tudor style. The outer bays of the main range have matching 3-light windows at the first floor, with altered windows below; the left window has altered glazing, and the right window is now a French window.
The set-back wing to the left includes a glazed porch in the angle, a 2-light window above this, a 4-light window to the left, and a 3-light window above that, all in a matching style. The 1924 addition to the right is styled to match the rest of the building, except for a recessed porch with a pair of set-in Tuscan columns. The interior of the building has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Willows sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,240 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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 — 1 transaction since 2025
- 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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