The Huntsman's House is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1985. House. 1 related planning application.
The Huntsman's House
- WRENN ID
- standing-lime-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Huntsman's House, Croome D'Abitot, WR8 9DS
- OS grid reference
- SO 872 443
- Coordinates
- 52.09751, -2.18738
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Huntsman's House is a late 18th-century building, dating from around 1800, and is possibly designed by James Wyatt. The front of the house features a striking eyecatcher made of Bath stone ashlar, while the main structure is built of brick and topped with a low-pitched slate roof. The house has a gable-ended front and is flanked by two large archways, with the northern arch being blind and concealing an additional brick building behind it.
The central section of the house is pedimented and two stories high, adorned with a full entablature and a fluted frieze that is interrupted by a blank panel. The wall is designed as a recessed giant arch, which is moulded and features a console keystone along with paterae in the spandrels. A bullseye window is located on the first floor, above a tripartite sash window that is divided by wooden Ionic columns and has an entablature with paterae in the frieze at floor level. The brick section behind has a three-window range, complete with a stone modillion eaves cornice and sash windows that have gauged brick heads. The arches on either side are detailed with moulded imposts and arches, as well as moulded cornices and an upper balustrade. The northern side's arch is blind but includes a glazing bar sash window.
Local climate
The Huntsman's House receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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