Werneth House and Forecourt Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1985. House.
Werneth House and Forecourt Railings
- WRENN ID
- waning-copper-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 January 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- Werneth House and Forecourt Railings, 3, Welsh Street, Bishop's Castle
- OS grid reference
- SO 322 889
- Coordinates
- 52.49457, -2.9988
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Werneth House is a house located on Welsh Street in Bishop's Castle, dating from the 17th century with remodelling that occurred in the mid- to late-19th century. The building is roughcast, likely built on a timber frame or coursed limestone rubble, and features a slate roof. It has an L-plan shape with a gabled wing that projects to the right and consists of two storeys.
At the junction of the two ranges, there is a large stone ridge stack. The first floor has a margin-light sash window, while the ground floor features a tripartite sash window to the right and a six flush-panelled door to the left. This door is sheltered by a mid- to late-19th century porch, which is supported by octagonal columns and has a frieze and cornice. The right-hand return front includes a first floor margin-light sash, a ground floor canted bay, and a half-glazed door to the left.
In front of the house, there is a late-19th century cast iron railed enclosure.
Local climate
Werneth House and Forecourt Railings receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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