The Laurels is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1987. House. 1 related planning application.
The Laurels
- WRENN ID
- watchful-entrance-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Redditch MP: Chris Bloore (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Laurels, Church Street, Harvington, WR11 8NP
- OS grid reference
- SP 055 487
- Coordinates
- 52.1366, -1.91981
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Laurels is a house dating from the 17th century, with an extension added in the early 19th century and some alterations made in the late 20th century. It features a timber frame with rendered infill set on a stone plinth, topped with a roof of machine tiles and slate. The building has an L-shaped plan, with the main range extending to the north and west, and a 19th-century addition to the north. The east front has one storey with an attic, which is illuminated by two gabled dormers positioned above two casement windows on the left side. To the right is the 19th-century addition, which has a hipped roof and three glazing bar sash windows. The main entrance is located in the left-hand return wall.
Local climate
The Laurels receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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