The Swallows is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1985. House. 1 related planning application.
The Swallows
- WRENN ID
- solitary-chancel-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Swallows, Blackhole Lane, Lugwardine, HR1 4BE
- OS grid reference
- SO 558 420
- Coordinates
- 52.07473, -2.64491
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Swallows is a house dating from the 17th century, with alterations made in the late 19th century. It features a timber-framed structure with painted brick infill, a sandstone plinth, and stacks, topped with a slate roof. The building is composed of two framed bays that are aligned east to west and face south. It has a central entrance and end stacks, with a bread oven located to the east. The house is two storeys high and includes two 2-light casement windows, as well as a gabled porch with a ledged door. The framing is fairly complete, consisting of four square panels from the sill to the wall-plate.
Local climate
The Swallows 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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