Cow House About 10 Metres West of Upper Battenhall Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Worcester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1986. Cow house.

Cow House About 10 Metres West of Upper Battenhall Farmhouse

WRENN ID
mired-pillar-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Worcester
Constituency
Worcester MP: Tom Collins (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1986
Type
Cow house
OS grid reference
SO 867 525
Coordinates
52.17142, -2.19468
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This cow house, located about 10 metres west of Upper Battenhall Farmhouse, dates from the 17th century and has late 19th-century alterations. It features a timber frame with brick infill set on a stone plinth and has a hipped tile roof at the north end. The building consists of three framed bays that are aligned north to south and stands two storeys tall. There are two loft doors on the first floor and two small fixed casement windows on the ground floor, along with two entries. The framing includes straight angle braces and four square panels, although only one panel at the top of the wall remains intact. This structure is included for its group value.

Local climate

Cow House About 10 Metres West of Upper Battenhall Farmhouse receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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