Lower House is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1987. Farmhouse. 3 related planning applications.
Lower House
- WRENN ID
- late-tin-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 1987
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Lower House, Staunton on Wye, HR4 7LR
- OS grid reference
- SO 368 452
- Coordinates
- 52.10221, -2.92386
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lower House is a farmhouse that likely dates from the 17th century, with alterations made in the 18th century and later. It features a timber-frame structure with brick and plaster infill, as well as sandstone rubble and brick, some of which is roughcast. The roofs are tiled, and there are sandstone rubble and brick stacks. The building has a T-plan layout, with a cross-wing at the west end and a southern projection at the east end. It is one and two storeys high, with an attic.
The south elevation displays a pattern of 2:1:1 windows, with a gable on each side. The central window is a 4-light leaded casement set in a gabled dormer, which is likely from the early 20th century. The entrance is located to the right of the left-hand gable. The frame of the cross-wing consists of four panels high from the cill to the wall-plate. The interior was inaccessible during the re-survey conducted in November 1986.
Local climate
Lower House receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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.
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- Related listed building consents — 3 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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