Former cottage and adjoining pump approximately 5 metres to south of South Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1986. Cottage.

Former cottage and adjoining pump approximately 5 metres to south of South Farmhouse

WRENN ID
solitary-tin-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1986
Type
Cottage
OS grid reference
SJ 536 058
Coordinates
52.64797, -2.68599
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The building is a former cottage, which was later used as a dairy and is now a store. It dates from the late 16th century, with partial rebuilding occurring in the mid to late 19th century. The structure is timber framed with red brick nogging and has been partly rebuilt in red brick, which is painted on the north-west side. The roof is covered with plain tiles. The cottage consists of two framed bays aligned in a north-east to south-west direction and features a baffle-entry plan. It has one storey and an attic, with a central gabled eaves dormer on the south-east side that contains a two-light wooden casement.

The framing includes square panels, with two extending from the sole-plate to the wall-plate, and straight corner braces. On the north-west front, there are two segmental-headed two-light wooden casements flanking a central boarded door. The right-hand gable end has two-light segmental-headed wooden casements, while the left-hand gable end features a collar and tie-beam truss with queen struts and V-struts exposed, along with a two-light wooden leaded attic casement. There is also a small 20th-century casement at the rear. Adjoining the north-west wall is a late 19th-century cast-iron pump.

Inside, the north-east end wall and cross-wall are framed, with cambered tie beams, single purlins with wind braces, and chamfered posts. A central truncated stack is located with a newel staircase adjoining to the south-east. The south-west bay has a chamfered beam, while the north-east bay features large plain joists. The difference in floor construction suggests that there may have been an open hall in the south-west bay and a floored upper end in the north-east bay. The first floor in the possible former hall is likely a 17th-century addition, and the stack, staircase, and baffle-entry arrangement are also later alterations.

Local climate

Former cottage and adjoining pump approximately 5 metres to south of South Farmhouse receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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