L-Shaped Range of Farmbuildings at Welbatch Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1986. Farmbuilding. 2 related planning applications.

L-Shaped Range of Farmbuildings at Welbatch Farm

WRENN ID
forbidden-belfry-mint
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1986
Type
Farmbuilding
Address
L-Shaped Range of Farmbuildings at Welbatch Farm, Longden, SY5 8BA
OS grid reference
SJ 459 088
Coordinates
52.6745, -2.80067
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The L-shaped range of farm buildings at Welbatch Farm, likely built in the early 19th century, is constructed of red brick with plain tile roofs. The long range, which was formerly used as a threshing barn and cowsheds, runs along the east side of the farmyard, while a shorter range, also used for cowsheds, is situated to the north. The buildings are two stories high and feature a dentilled eaves cornice.

The long range includes a roughly central blocked threshing entrance and has various openings, including two original first-floor openings to the right with a doorway between, all featuring segmental heads. There are three later eaves hatches to the left and four irregularly spaced doorways, one located in the blocking of the threshing entrance, alternating with windows, all with segmental heads. At the left end, there are three tiers of lozenge-shaped air vents.

The north range consists of two adjoining cowsheds. The left-hand cowshed has a roughly central entrance flanked by segmental-headed windows and eaves hatches, while the right-hand cowshed features two tiers of lozenge-shaped air vents at the upper level, a central eaves hatch, and two segmental-headed doorways to the right. The interior has a king-post roof throughout, and there is a Salop Fire Insurance plate at the right-hand end. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

L-Shaped Range of Farmbuildings at Welbatch Farm receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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