Lightwoods House, Lightwoods Park is a Grade II listed building in the Sandwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1949. House. 2 related planning applications.

Lightwoods House, Lightwoods Park

WRENN ID
last-ashlar-summer
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick MP: Gurinder Singh Josan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 March 1949
Type
House
Address
Lightwoods House, Lightwoods Park, Hagley Road West, B67 5DP
OS grid reference
SP 020 860
Coordinates
52.47205, -1.97142
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lightwoods House is a late 18th century house that was re-fronted in the mid-19th century, located in Lightwoods Park, Smethwick. It is constructed of brick with stucco dressings and features a slate roof. The house has a symmetrical design with two storeys and five bays, characterized by chamfered quoins. The three central bays project and also have chamfered quoins, topped with a pediment.

The ground floor windows are framed with rusticated surrounds and keystones, while the first floor windows, positioned above a cornice, are sashed with segmental heads. These windows are flanked by pilasters with triglyphs above and feature aprons with blind balustrades and segmental pediments adorned with a scallop shell motif. The porch is notable for its rusticated engaged columns, a triglyph frieze, and a balustrade, with a round-headed doorway.

To the left of the main structure is a one-bay pedimented pavilion that remains from the original 18th century building. At the rear, there is a Venetian stair window with Doric columns serving as mullions. Historical records, including the Victoria County History, provide a sketch plan and elevation of the original house, detailing the extent of the 19th century alterations. Additionally, a brick to the east of the porch is inscribed with "Jonathan Grundy, June 19, 1780".

Local climate

Lightwoods House, Lightwoods Park receives an average of 790 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 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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