The Old Farmhouse Restaurant is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 January 1988. House, restaurant.
The Old Farmhouse Restaurant
- WRENN ID
- grim-ledge-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lichfield
- Constituency
- Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 January 1988
- Type
- House, restaurant
- Address
- The Old Farmhouse Restaurant, Rugeley Road, Armitage with Handsacre
- OS grid reference
- SK 073 163
- Coordinates
- 52.74467, -1.89304
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Farmhouse Restaurant is a farmhouse that has been converted into a restaurant. It dates back to the 17th century, with alterations and additions made in the mid to late 19th century. The building features a timber frame with painted brick infill and brick additions that are painted to resemble timber framing. It has a hipped plain tile roof and a brick ridge stack with lozenge-shaped shafts. The structure consists of a two-bay range aligned east-west, facing north, and has extensions to the east, as well as additional structures to the west and south.
The farmhouse is two storeys high and showcases square panelled timber framing with straight braces. The eaves level has been raised slightly, likely during the 19th century, and the fenestration is somewhat irregular. There are two 19th-century gabled porches, each featuring segmental-headed casements that have been inserted into blocked doorways, along with small first-floor casements that have cast iron latticed frames. Additionally, there is a 20th-century lean-to porch situated between the two gabled porches.
Inside, the restaurant retains chamfered and stopped ceiling beams.
Local climate
The Old Farmhouse Restaurant receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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