The Firs is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1985. Farmhouse.
The Firs
- WRENN ID
- narrow-loft-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1985
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- The Firs, Tarrington
- OS grid reference
- SO 625 412
- Coordinates
- 52.06823, -2.54836
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Firs is a farmhouse that likely dates from the late 17th century to the early 18th century, with an extension added in the early 20th century. It features a timber frame that is cased and rendered in brick, topped with a slate roof and brick stacks. The building has a rectangular plan oriented east to west and stands two storeys tall.
The south elevation displays a combination of window styles, including two windows on the left and one on the right, with mid-20th century casements in the timber-framed sections and three-light early 20th century casements in the right part, the uppermost of which is set in a half-dormer. There are two entrances on the right side of the building; the first is accessed through a glazed early 20th century gabled porch, while the second is sheltered by a bracketed canopy.
On the rear elevation facing north, some timber framing is exposed. Inside, the ceiling beams on the ground floor feature straight-cut and lamb's tongue run-out chamfer stops.
Local climate
The Firs receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% 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 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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