Cow House Approximately 10 Metres to North West of Middle Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1986. Cow house.

Cow House Approximately 10 Metres to North West of Middle Farmhouse

WRENN ID
muted-ashlar-gilt
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 April 1986
Type
Cow house
OS grid reference
SO 435 985
Coordinates
52.58218, -2.834
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cow house, located approximately 10 metres to the north-west of Middle Farmhouse, is a barn that has been converted into a cow house. It likely dates back to the 16th century, with alterations and additions made in the 17th and 19th centuries. The structure features a weatherboarded timber frame built in cruck construction, set on a plinth of red sandstone rubble, with some parts rebuilt in 19th century red sandstone rubble and red brick. The roof is covered with plain tiles and the building consists of three framed bays.

On the north-east front, there are two openings, with the right-hand one being boarded, flanking a 20th-century door that is off-centre to the left. The rear of the building has a 20th-century window and a pair of large boarded doors. Inside, there are two full cruck trusses that include tie-beams, collars (one of which is curved with cruck blades truncated above), and yokes of the Alcock apex-type L1. There is a possible former third cruck truss, which has had its lower parts removed and replaced with a 19th-century tie-beam and raking struts. Additionally, there is a 17th-century collar and tie-beam truss featuring queen struts, v-struts, and a square-panelled cross-wall. It has been suggested that this building may have originally served as a domestic dwelling. The cow house is part of a complete farmstead group that includes a large barn and a farmhouse.

Local climate

Cow House Approximately 10 Metres to North West of Middle Farmhouse receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% 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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