Nova Scotia Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1987. House.
Nova Scotia Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- ruined-rotunda-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Outer MP: Mr Luke Charters (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- Nova Scotia Farmhouse, Holtby Lane
- OS grid reference
- SE 658 546
- Coordinates
- 53.98344, -0.99679
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nova Scotia Farmhouse is a house dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed of brick in a random bond pattern and features a pantile roof. The building has a central entrance with a cross wing at the rear. It stands two storeys high and has three bays. The entrance includes a six-panel door with a divided overlight above it. Throughout the house, there are sash windows with glazing bars set beneath segmental brick arches. A rubbed brick band runs along the façade, and the gabled coping is complemented by an end stack. At the rear, there is a staircase gable.
Local climate
Nova Scotia Farmhouse receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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