Stourhurst House is a Grade II listed building in the Dudley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 1949. House.

Stourhurst House

WRENN ID
ruined-chalk-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dudley
Constituency
Stourbridge MP: Cat Eccles (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 November 1949
Type
House
Address
Stourhurst House, 8, Lower High Street
OS grid reference
SO 899 846
Coordinates
52.4596, -2.14861
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Stourhurst House, located at 8 Lower High Street, is a late 18th-century building that abuts No 7. It is constructed of red brick with stone dressings and features two storeys plus an attic. The façade includes two Palladian three-light angular bays extending over the two storeys. The entrance is highlighted by a stuccoed Ionic doorcase with a bowed pediment, a semi-circular window above, and a round window at the center. Additionally, there are three open pediments, with the central one being curved.

Local climate

Stourhurst House receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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