26, Lichfield Road is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1949. Gatehouse. 5 related planning applications.

26, Lichfield Road

WRENN ID
broken-obsidian-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Sutton Coldfield MP: Sir Andrew Mitchell (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 October 1949
Type
Gatehouse
Address
26, Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NJ
OS grid reference
SP 121 967
Coordinates
52.56819, -1.82252
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The building at 26 Lichfield Road dates to around 1680 and is attributed to Sir William Wilson. It originally served as the gatehouse for Moat House. The structure is primarily red brick with ashlar detailing and features a gabled roof with stone copings. It stands two storeys high and has two sash windows with moulded lintels. Stone pilasters are present, as is an elliptical carriage arch on the right side; a modern shop front occupies the left. There are two gables visible on the front elevation, and one on the south side. Nos 24 and 26 Lichfield Road are considered a group.

Local climate

26, Lichfield Road receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% 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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  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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