Principal Timber Warehouse at Cox's Timber Yard is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 October 1988. Warehouse.
Principal Timber Warehouse at Cox's Timber Yard
- WRENN ID
- vacant-bracket-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 October 1988
- Type
- Warehouse
- Address
- Principal Timber Warehouse at Cox's Timber Yard, Bridge Foot, Stratford-Upon-Avon
- OS grid reference
- SP 204 548
- Coordinates
- 52.1919, -1.70181
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The principal timber warehouse at Cox's Timber Yard in Stratford-upon-Avon dates from around 1820, with some mid-19th century renovations. It features timber-framing supported by wall posts on blue lias pads and a 20th-century steel-girder strengthening frame. The exterior is clad in weatherboarding, with some angled on the first floor for ventilation, and has a tile roof made of blue tiles arranged in a pattern of large diamonds. The building is two storeys high with an attic and consists of a five-bay range. The front is open at the ground floor and displays a sign with white-painted lettering reading "J. COX AND SON," with a similar sign on the right side stating "J. COX/ AND SON/ TIMBER MERCHANTS."
Inside, the warehouse features crossed bracing on the walls, queen post roof trusses with struts, and double purlins. Historically, it is believed to have been built around 1820 and is shown on the 1851 Ordnance Survey map. The warehouse is located near the canal, which opened in 1816 and played a significant role in the industrial development of Stratford. The firm was established in 1830 by James Cox and Edward Fordham Flower, who left the partnership to start Flower's Brewery the following year. This warehouse is the oldest family firm still operating in Stratford and serves as an important reminder of the area's industrial heritage.
Local climate
Principal Timber Warehouse at Cox's Timber Yard receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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