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

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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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