Vale House is a Grade II listed building in the Rugby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1987. House.

Vale House

WRENN ID
leaning-lead-violet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rugby
Constituency
Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 July 1987
Type
House
Address
Vale House, Lower Street, Willoughby
OS grid reference
SP 517 674
Coordinates
52.30272, -1.24277
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Vale House is a house dating from the 17th century, with a 19th and 20th-century wing and early 20th-century alterations. The main structure features roughcast timber framing, while the wing is built of brick. It has an old tile roof and a central stack made of stone and brick, which includes an old brick dog-tooth cornice and an upper section. The layout follows a two-unit baffle entry plan, with the wing positioned at right angles on the left side. The building stands two storeys tall and has a three-window range.

A large two-storey jettied porch, believed to have originated from a demolished house in the village, features a moulded Tudor arch and sides adorned with screens of turned balusters. The interior includes benches and a 20th-century panelled door. Throughout the house, there are 20th-century leaded moulded wood mullioned windows, mostly consisting of three lights. A 20th-century canted bay is situated between the porch and the wing, with tile hanging above. There is a single-light window and a small two-light window to the right of the porch, both of which have a transom. The irregular wing features 20th-century leaded casements, and the rear of the house is also irregular.

Inside, some framing is exposed, and there is an open fireplace with a moulded bressumer. A room to the right contains a 18th-century round-arched corner cupboard with a keyblock, which may have been relocated from another site.

Local climate

Vale House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% 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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