Lawrence Sheriff's House is a Grade II* listed building in the Rugby local planning authority area, England. House. 2 related planning applications.

Lawrence Sheriff's House

WRENN ID
deep-solder-violet
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Rugby
Constituency
Rugby MP: John Slinger (Lab)
Country
England
Type
House
Address
Lawrence Sheriff's House, Brownsover Lane, CV21 1HY
OS grid reference
SP 508 774
Coordinates
52.39251, -1.25446
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lawrence Sheriff's House dates to circa 1515 and has undergone significant restoration. It is a timber-frame building with whitewashed plaster infilling, topped by a tiled roof featuring a gabled projection on the right side of the front elevation. The house is two storeys high with attics, and contains a 1:1 lattice pattern of casement windows. Historically, the property was owned by Lawrence Sheriff, the founder of Rugby School, and is traditionally believed to be his birthplace. The building’s group value derives in part from its historical significance.

Local climate

Lawrence Sheriff's 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 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 5 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • 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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