Holy Cross House is a Grade II listed building in the Bromsgrove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1981. House. 2 related planning applications.

Holy Cross House

WRENN ID
tangled-lintel-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bromsgrove
Constituency
Bromsgrove MP: Bradley Thomas (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 May 1981
Type
House
Address
Holy Cross House, Church Avenue, Clent
OS grid reference
SO 923 788
Coordinates
52.40755, -2.11393
Source
Historic England listing

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

Description

Holy Cross House is a house built around 1800, with some alterations and additions made in the late 20th century. It is constructed of finely jointed red brick and features a shallow-pitched slate roof with gable-end parapets and end stacks. The house has three storeys and displays a moulded eaves cornice at the front and a cogged eaves cornice at the rear.

The building has three bays, with windows that have gauged flat heads, moulded keyblocks, and stone sills. The ground and first floor windows are 16-pane sashes, while the second floor windows are 2-light casements. The central entrance is framed by a Georgian-style surround that includes a pediment, pilasters, and an entablature, along with panelled reveals and a 6-panelled door, where the upper two panels are glazed.

At the back of the house, there is a contemporary two-storey wing that runs parallel to the main range, featuring the current main entrance with a porch and doorcase in Georgian style. Holy Cross House is prominently located at the junction of five streets.

Local climate

Holy Cross House receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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