Lowes Farmhouse and Attached Farm Buildings is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Farmhouse. 10 related planning applications.

Lowes Farmhouse and Attached Farm Buildings

WRENN ID
narrow-baluster-smoke
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1987
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Lowes Farmhouse and Attached Farm Buildings, Lowes Lane, Swarkestone, DE73 7GQ
OS grid reference
SK 364 293
Coordinates
52.86046, -1.46031
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lowes Farmhouse and attached farm buildings date from the early 19th century, with minor alterations made later. The farmhouse and buildings are constructed of red brick with stone dressings, topped by a plain tile roof with three brick ridge stacks and a dentilled eaves band.

The main farmhouse is a two-storey, nine-bay range, of which seven bays form the present farmhouse itself. This is positioned to the west. Attached at right angles to the east is a six-bay, two-storey range, and a lower threshing barn extends to the south.

The farmhouse's western facade features a flush panelled door with a plain overlight, set below a wedge stone lintel with a slightly arched bottom edge on either side of the central keystone. To the west are three windows with glazing bars, all similarly lintelled; the westernmost window has been lengthened. Above, there are seven similar, shallower windows. The eastern side of the farmhouse and the five northern bays of the east range feature openings on both floors, all with comparable lintels. Some of these openings are now blocked or used as doors.

At the south end of the east range, a blocked gauged brick segmental arch is flanked by stone imposts and a keyblock. Beyond this, the threshing barn possesses a similar tall opening at its centre, with slit breathers on either side.

Local climate

Lowes Farmhouse and Attached Farm Buildings receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 2009
  • Related listed building consents — 10 applications
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  • 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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