West Lodge and Adjoining Granary is a Grade II listed building in the Bromsgrove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 July 1986. Farmhouse, granary. 5 related planning applications.
West Lodge and Adjoining Granary
- WRENN ID
- night-newel-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bromsgrove
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove MP: Bradley Thomas (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 July 1986
- Type
- Farmhouse, granary
- Address
- West Lodge and Adjoining Granary, B61 9HF
- OS grid reference
- SO 925 686
- Coordinates
- 52.31594, -2.11095
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
West Lodge and adjoining granary. Constructed around 1600, with additions in the 18th century, and further alterations in the mid- to late 19th century. The building is a timber-framed farmhouse with rendered infill, brick replacement walling in some areas, and machine-tiled roofs. Originally built with a hall and cross-wing plan, each of two framed bays, the hall extends east/west with the cross-wing at the west end. An 18th-century single-bay addition was built to the east end of the hall, and a 19th-century addition extends to the west side of the cross-wing, both additions incorporating former external chimneys with brick ridge stacks, and an additional stack at the east end of the 18th-century addition. The building is single-storey with a cellar and attic containing dormers. Exposed timber framing is visible at the north end of the cross-wing, featuring a single row of rectangular panels at the first floor level, short straight braces in the lower corners, and a collar and tie-beam truss with two surviving struts.
The main north elevation features a 19th-century bay window with a three-light casement and a cambered head on the ground floor, along with two gabled dormers containing two-light casements. A lean-to porch with a catslide roof sits adjacent to the cross-wing, featuring a rectangular window and a 20th-century partly-glazed door. The cross-wing gable end has a cellar door, a three-light ground floor casement, and an attic light. The 19th-century addition incorporates a two-light ground floor casement and a gabled dormer with a two-light casement. The interior was not inspected.
A large 19th-century range adjoins the south elevation of the hall part, built to create the main entrance front. It is two storeys high and has a dentilled eaves cornice, three bays, and cross casement windows with cambered heads. The central entrance has a moulded flat canopy on shaped brackets, panelled reveals, a soffit, and a partly-glazed 20th-century door.
The granary adjoins the end of the 19th-century addition to the cross-wing and is lower in height, with two levels and one bay. The north elevation has a basket-headed archway, partly blocked by a low wall with sandstone coping. To the left, external sandstone and brick steps lead up to a loft door. The farmhouse is believed to have been built as a hunting lodge for Grafton Manor.
Local climate
West Lodge and Adjoining Granary receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2002
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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