The Ruin, Solihull is a Grade II listed building in the Solihull local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 2017. Historic structure. 1 related planning application.
The Ruin, Solihull
- WRENN ID
- hushed-paling-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Solihull
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley MP: Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 May 2017
- Type
- Historic structure
- OS grid reference
- SP 153 792
- Coordinates
- 52.41082, -1.77607
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ruin in Solihull is a structure believed to date from the 14th century, likely part of a historic rectory associated with the Church of St Alphege.
The building is primarily L-shaped and constructed from red sandstone, featuring both coursed and random rubble, along with some ashlar. There are brick repairs from the 17th and 18th centuries and later.
Currently, the remains consist of two sections of wall that form the south and west walls of a former room. The south wall includes a large fireplace with a steel lintel and brickwork above. The back of the fireplace is made of a mix of stone and brick and extends outward from the wall line. Next to the fireplace is a door with a pointed arch surround; the northern face of the door is chamfered, while the southern side is splayed.
The west wall is blank and features a significant area of brick repair. It has large quoins at the northern end and a small remaining projection of the former north wall, which contains a small window with a chamfered surround and a large internal splay. Parts of the east wall may still exist beneath the undergrowth.
Local climate
The Ruin, Solihull receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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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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