The Old House is a Grade II listed building in the Wirral local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1952. House. 4 related planning applications.
The Old House
- WRENN ID
- slow-sandstone-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wirral
- Constituency
- Wallasey MP: Dame Angela Eagle (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1952
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old House, Limekiln Lane, CH44 5SP
- OS grid reference
- SJ 301 910
- Coordinates
- 53.41137, -3.05169
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old House is a house dating from the late 17th century, with an inscribed lintel reading "B" over "W M/1697", suggesting it was built by William and Mary Bird. The house is constructed of stone with a slate roof. It is two storeys high with an attic, and has three bays. The gables are coped with kneelers. The ground floor has single-chamfered-mullioned windows of three and five lights, each with a label mould. The first floor windows are arranged as three-light windows with two single lights on one side, and two single lights on the other. There are two gabled dormers, each with two lights. The entrance is particularly notable with a large inscribed lintel and label mould. The side and rear elevations are similar in design. The rear elevation incorporates brickwork, although a section on the right side is constructed of stone. The interior was described by E. Mercer in English Vernacular Houses at page 142, but has not been inspected as part of this listing.
Local climate
The Old House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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 2016
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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