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
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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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
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