Goodrest is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1987. House.
Goodrest
- WRENN ID
- spare-iron-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 December 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- Goodrest, Brimfield
- OS grid reference
- SO 519 677
- Coordinates
- 52.30562, -2.70682
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Goodrest is a house dating from the 17th century, with extensions added in the 19th century and some alterations made in the late 20th century. The building features a timber frame with rendered infill set on a rendered plinth, topped with a slate roof. It consists of two framed bays aligned east to west, with an extension to the west. A chimney stack is located in the north-west corner, featuring a square-plan brick shaft. The house has two storeys and includes three 2-light casement windows from the 20th century. On the ground floor, there is a pair of 2-light casements to the left and a single 2-light casement to the right of the centre. The entrance is situated in the right-hand corner and features a rustic gabled porch with a slate roof, added in the 20th century. To the left, there is a single-storey extension from the 19th century. The framing of the house consists of four square panels high with straight angle braces. The right-hand gable truss includes two struts to the collar and trenched purlins.
Local climate
Goodrest receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% 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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