The Croft is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1974. Workhouse.
The Croft
- WRENN ID
- inner-sandstone-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1974
- Type
- Workhouse
- Address
- The Croft, Spout Lane, Barrow, TF12 5QZ
- OS grid reference
- SJ 668 028
- Coordinates
- 52.62268, -2.49061
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Croft, formerly known as The Old Workhouse, is a building located on Spout Lane in Benthall. A tablet above the door is dated 1672, but the structure primarily dates from the late 16th century. It is constructed of stone and has two storeys, with a later brick attic. There is a gabled wing on the right-hand side. The building features a modern doorcase and casement windows, along with two three-light mullioned windows below. A stone stack with brick shafts is present, and the roof is covered with a mix of old and new tiles.
Local climate
The Croft receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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