Bird in Hand Public House is a Grade II listed building in the North Warwickshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1988. Public house. 1 related planning application.
Bird in Hand Public House
- WRENN ID
- lost-plinth-fern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Warwickshire
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth MP: Rachel Taylor (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 May 1988
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- Bird in Hand Public House, Church Lane, Austrey
- OS grid reference
- SK 296 062
- Coordinates
- 52.65308, -1.56297
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bird in Hand Public House is a public house that dates from the 17th and 18th centuries, with later alterations from the 19th century. It features a timber-framed structure with whitewashed brick infill, although the front has been almost entirely rebuilt in whitewashed brick. The building has a thatched roof with gable parapets and whitewashed brick end stacks, as well as two ridge stacks. It has a four-unit plan, is one storey high with an attic, and has a four-window range.
There are late 19th or early 20th century double-leaf doors located between the third and fourth bays. To the left, there is a large six-light bay window with a flat roof that extends to form a porch. The first bay features a five-light casement window with a painted wood lintel, while the second bay has a single light and a three-light casement, also with a painted wood lintel. The fourth bay contains a three-light casement window with a brick segmental arch. All the casements have glazing bars. The eyebrow dormers have alternating two- and three-light casements, mostly cross-glazed. The rear of the building retains some exposed framing.
Inside, there are some chamfered beams.
Local climate
Bird in Hand Public House receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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