Lower Vessons is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1986. Farmhouse.

Lower Vessons

WRENN ID
solitary-hammer-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1986
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Lower Vessons, Pontesbury
OS grid reference
SJ 391 020
Coordinates
52.61301, -2.89958
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lower Vessons is a farmhouse that was later converted into a house. It likely dates mainly from the mid-18th century but may include parts of an earlier structure, along with later additions and alterations. The building is constructed of red brick and has a plain tile roof. It features a baffle-entry plan and consists of two storeys with a gable-lit attic. The eaves cornice is dentilled, and there are three-light mid-19th century casements with segmental heads on either side of a roughly central entrance. The entrance has a boarded door with decorated iron strap hinges, sheltered by a mid-20th century gabled brick porch. A stack with moulded capping is located behind the ridge. Additionally, there is a lower kitchen range that is positioned at right angles to the rear and was remodelled and extended in the late 20th century.

Local climate

Lower Vessons receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% 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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