Hop Kilns Attached to West of the Lays Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 1975. Hop kilns.

Hop Kilns Attached to West of the Lays Farmhouse

WRENN ID
over-niche-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 February 1975
Type
Hop kilns
OS grid reference
SO 613 405
Coordinates
52.06194, -2.56561
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The hop kilns attached to the west of The Lays Farmhouse are likely from the late 19th century. They are constructed from brick and sandstone rubble, topped with slate roofs. The southern roof features a longitudinal gabled ridge ventilator. The kilns consist of two parallel ranges that run east to west and rise three storeys high. The north elevation has six windows, which are 2-light segmentally-headed casements, and there is a doorway located on the right-hand side.

Local climate

Hop Kilns Attached to West of the Lays Farmhouse receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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