The Hermitage is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1985. Folly.
The Hermitage
- WRENN ID
- secret-transept-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1985
- Type
- Folly
- Address
- The Hermitage, Welsh Bicknor
- OS grid reference
- SO 597 175
- Coordinates
- 51.85551, -2.58609
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hermitage is a folly built in the mid-19th century. It is constructed from sandstone rubble and features a hipped stone tiled roof. The structure includes a tall section of a "ruined" wall with a square plan chapel at the rear. The design is in the Gothic style, featuring two rows of three Early English style pointed arched lights with roll moulded edges. Additionally, there is a semi-circular headed Norman style window with lattice leaded glazing on the sides of the chapel at the rear. The Hermitage was built as an eye-catcher from Courtfield and was presumably also visible from the river and main road, enhancing the picturesque setting of the house.
Local climate
The Hermitage receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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