Pitfour is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 December 1993. House. 1 related planning application.

Pitfour

WRENN ID
seventh-kitchen-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 December 1993
Type
House
Address
Pitfour, Common Close, Kington, HR5 3BB
OS grid reference
SO 294 567
Coordinates
52.20488, -3.0334
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a house dating from the late 18th or early 19th century. It is constructed of stone rubble, with a hipped roof covered in Welsh slate. A brick stack is located at the front, and another at the rear. The main facade has three storeys and two windows, featuring 8/8 sash windows set under stone flat arches. A number of 4/8 sash windows are set within semi-dormers, and a 20th-century window replaces what was probably the original doorway, which is adorned with a stone drip-course.

The right returned side of the house has 8/8 and 6/6 sash windows, alongside a 3/6 sash window above a half-glazed panelled door. A 6/6 sash window is also present, all of which are set under stone flat arches. A rear wing incorporates 20th-century casement windows.

The left returned side features an entrance at the first-floor level within a projecting bay, topped with a gable and a later open porch. A half-glazed door is positioned under the porch, flanked by a late 19th-century sash window and an 8/8 sash window. Above, there are three 4/8 sashes set in stone flat arches. A further wing to the left includes a tier of 8/8 sashes. A two-storey wing with a brick end stack completes the composition.

Local climate

Pitfour receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% 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 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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