Building to rear of No. 139A Corve Street is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1993. Warehouse, cottage, workshop, malthouse.

Building to rear of No. 139A Corve Street

WRENN ID
strange-pinnacle-barley
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 August 1993
Type
Warehouse, cottage, workshop, malthouse
Address
Building to rear of No. 139A Corve Street, Ludlow
OS grid reference
SO 512 748
Coordinates
52.36995, -2.71815
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building, located to the rear of No. 139A Corve Street in Ludlow, is a Grade II listed structure known as The Old Seed Warehouse. It consists of cottages, workshops, and a malthouse, dating from the early to mid 19th century, with an earlier core. The building is constructed of brick and features a variety of roof pitches covered with plain tiles and corrugated asbestos.

The two-storey cottage has a two-light casement window above an 8/8 sash window, both set under segmental arches. To the left, there is a narrow door with a moulded architrave in an altered opening beneath a timber lintel. The three-storey range includes various windows and casements, including a leaded light with old glass on the first floor to the right, and a stepped protruding brick panel. There are three doors and lights from the 19th and 20th centuries, featuring central oak mullions and pegged frames, all under shallow segmental arches, with large beam ends visible.

Another three-storey range has various 20th-century lights and casements in earlier oak frames, with those on the ground floor set under segmental arches. This section also displays large beam ends and includes a 19th-century plank door. To the left, there is a malting kiln with draught-slits beneath a storey band and blind arcading. The left side of the building features 20th-century doors, a returned storey band, and blind arcading.

Inside, the structure is largely intact, showcasing curved collar trusses in the altered roof and retaining an iron drying floor. The middle range exhibits some timber-framing. The rear of the building is made of brick with some rubble, featuring blocked openings, various lights, exposed large beam ends, and blind arcading associated with the kiln.

Local climate

Building to rear of No. 139A Corve Street 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 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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