The Callow is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1983. Cottage.

The Callow

WRENN ID
sombre-timber-wax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 August 1983
Type
Cottage
Address
The Callow, Callow Lane, Minsterley
OS grid reference
SJ 375 050
Coordinates
52.63968, -2.92407
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Callow is a cottage dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century, with likely alterations and additions from the late 18th or 19th century, as well as a 20th-century addition. It features a timber frame with painted brick nogging, a coursed sandstone rubble end wall, and a refaced and partly rebuilt painted brick wall on the right side. The roof is covered with 20th-century asbestos slate. The building consists of two framed bays that are aligned approximately north-south, positioned at right angles to the road, with a later addition to the south.

The framing includes light rectangular panels, and the structure is one storey with an attic, plus a two-storey addition. On the west front, there is an integral brick end stack to the right and a brick ridge stack that is off-centre to the right. A 19th-century gabled semi-dormer, located off-centre to the right, features a four-pane sash window and scalloped barge boards. To the right on the first floor, there is a 19th-century two-light wooden casement window. The ground floor includes three 20th-century two-light wooden casement windows, and there are two 20th-century glazed doors situated between the first and second windows from the left, leading to a 20th-century lean-to glazed porch. Additionally, there is a 20th-century lean-to addition at the rear. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

The Callow 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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