Cold Comfort Farm, Cowhouse Approximately 20 Metres South East of Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1984. Cowhouse.
Cold Comfort Farm, Cowhouse Approximately 20 Metres South East of Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- distant-foundation-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 December 1984
- Type
- Cowhouse
- OS grid reference
- SP 073 578
- Coordinates
- 52.21921, -1.89371
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Cold Comfort Farm's cowhouse, located approximately 20 metres south-east of the farmhouse, dates from the late 16th to 17th century. It is a timber-framed structure featuring close studding with a middle rail and brick infill, topped with a tiled roof. The cowhouse consists of three bays and includes two stable doors and a hay loft door facing the yard. The gables are weatherboarded, and the rear has a single hay loft door. Inside, there is a queen post roof with diagonal braces to the tie beams and curved wind braces. Attached to the left is a single-storey building from the 17th or early 18th century, constructed with square framing and brick infill, which has a carriage door at the end. To the right, there is a 19th-century brick addition that features a stable door, two windows, and an external staircase at the end.
Local climate
Cold Comfort Farm, Cowhouse Approximately 20 Metres South East of Farmhouse receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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