Court House Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1959. A Post-Medieval Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.

Court House Farmhouse

WRENN ID
winding-ledge-honey
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 June 1959
Type
Farmhouse
Period
Post-Medieval
Address
Court House Farmhouse, Richards Castle (Hereford), SY8 4EW
OS grid reference
SO 491 698
Coordinates
52.32425, -2.74756
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Court House Farmhouse is a farmhouse built in the early 17th century, with later modifications made from the late 17th century to early 18th century, a late 18th-century extension, and some early 20th-century alterations. The building has a T-plan layout, with a cross-wing aligned north to south, which was extended to the south in the 18th century, while the other range to the west has been shortened. There is a stack located at the junction of the two ranges.

The east front of the farmhouse features two storeys above a cellar. The 18th-century extension on the left has two 2-light casement windows with segmental heads, and a canted bay window on the ground floor. The 17th-century portion of the building is jettied and includes a 3-light casement window above two boxed glazing bar sashes, along with a gable-lit attic. The entrance is located in the north wall and is accessed through a 20th-century lean-to porch.

The framing of the cross-wing is jettied on the north, east, and south sides, although the south side is obscured by the 18th-century wing. It features a moulded bressummer and scroll brackets, with the framing consisting of two rectangular panels high on the ground floor and three square panels high on the first floor. The north gable has two collars with nibbed curved braces in the square panels, while the other range has four square panels high with straight angle braces.

Inside, the north-east room showcases early 18th-century panelling, complete with a moulded cornice and dado-rail, and a fireplace flanked by fluted pilasters. There is a panelled cupboard in the south-west corner that incorporates splat-balusters. The main staircase has been rebuilt but includes some 17th-century turned balusters. The north-east room is lined with re-set panelling, and the overmantel features a painted wooden panel from the late 17th to early 18th century, depicting the nine Muses and Pegasus on a distant hill.

Local climate

Court House Farmhouse 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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