Old Timbers is a Grade II listed building in the Solihull local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1976. House. 3 related planning applications.

Old Timbers

WRENN ID
tilted-tracery-tallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Solihull
Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East MP: Saqib Bhatti (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 July 1976
Type
House
Address
Old Timbers, Barston Lane, B92 0JU
OS grid reference
SP 206 780
Coordinates
52.4003, -1.6976
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Old Timbers is a building from the early 16th century, constructed with a timber frame and colour washed brick nogging. It features a chimney stack with offsets that projects from the side elevation and has a tiled roof. There is a modern back wing that is at right angles to the main structure. Old Timbers is part of a group that includes Jasmine Cottage, The Cottage, and The Bull's Head Inn.

Local climate

Old Timbers 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 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2002
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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