The Birches is a Grade II listed building in the Bromsgrove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1967. House. 6 related planning applications.
The Birches
- WRENN ID
- eternal-corner-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bromsgrove
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove MP: Bradley Thomas (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1967
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Birches, Brake Lane, Hagley, DY8 2XN
- OS grid reference
- SO 896 810
- Coordinates
- 52.42721, -2.15425
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Birches is a house dating from the early 19th century, with alterations and additions made around 1900. It is constructed of stuccoed brick and features shallow-pitched slate roofs with overhanging eaves supported by shaped brackets and large ridge stacks. The building has two storeys and pedimented gable ends.
The south entrance front consists of three bays, which are highlighted by paired giant pilasters and clasping pilasters at the ends. The outer bays have pedimented gable ends. On the ground floor, there are two 15-pane sash windows with cornices on large consoles, while the first floor has three 12-pane sash windows. The central entrance is framed by a portico supported by two fluted Greek Doric columns in antis, leading to a half-glazed door with a heavy moulded architrave. The east front features a 3-light semi-circular bay window with 12-pane sashes. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Birches receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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