The Old Greyhound is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. Inn, house. 4 related planning applications.

The Old Greyhound

WRENN ID
proud-vault-dale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Type
Inn, house
Address
The Old Greyhound, Longtown, HR2 0LD
OS grid reference
SO 324 287
Coordinates
51.95305, -2.98495
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Greyhound is a former inn that has been converted into a house. It dates back to the 16th century, with extensions added to the north in the late 17th or early 18th century, and further alterations made in the mid-19th century and 20th century. The original section is timber-framed with wattle-and-daub infill and features a stone slate roof, while the later section is made of rendered sandstone rubble with a 20th-century tiled roof.

The building consists of two framed bays aligned north to south, with a gable-end stack at the south and an entrance on the east front to the right. A large rectangular plan of the later section adjoins to the north and projects forward to the east, featuring a central entrance and gable-end stacks, with a later addition at the angle of the earlier house.

It is two storeys high. On the east front, the timber-framed section on the left has one casement window with decorative glazing and a ledged door to the right. The framing includes an upper overhanging floor supported by chamfered joists, with vertical studs arranged in a herringbone pattern. There is a 3-light casement window to the right of the timber-framed section, while the later house to the right has three plain sash windows and a lean-to porch with a panelled door. The interior of the earlier house retains fine chamfered ceiling beams, although the later section has not been inspected.

Local climate

The Old Greyhound receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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