Lower Town Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 October 1952. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.

Lower Town Farmhouse

WRENN ID
keen-bronze-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Malvern Hills
Constituency
West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 October 1952
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Lower Town Farmhouse, Tenbury, WR15 8TJ
OS grid reference
SO 564 674
Coordinates
52.30378, -2.64052
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lower Town Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates from the 16th century or earlier, with early 19th century and mid-19th century alterations. The building features part timber framing with rendered and painted brick infill, as well as brick replacement walling and refacing. It has a slate roof, with a brick stack at the west end and a rubble chimney with a diagonally-set brick stack located to the east of the center. The farmhouse consists of three main bays and a through-passage bay, which includes an inserted chimney that creates a lobby entrance aligned east to west. There is an external rubble chimney with offsets and a detached diagonally-set brick stack at the east end. The structure has two storeys, with some wall framing visible on the northeast side.

The main south elevation features a central gabled bay with a parapet and kneelers. All window openings and the entrance have a hoodmould with returns. Both storeys include a 2-light window, a 3-light window, and a multi-paned single-light window. The entrance, located in the chimney bay, has a four-centred archway beneath a square head with glazed spandrels and double doors. Inside, some internal wall framing is partially exposed, showcasing large swept upper corner bracing at the east end.

Local climate

Lower Town Farmhouse 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 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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