Westcroft Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Wyre Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 April 1987. A C16 Farmhouse.
Westcroft Cottages
- WRENN ID
- dim-slate-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wyre Forest
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest MP: Mark Garnier (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 April 1987
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Westcroft Cottages, Rock
- OS grid reference
- SO 749 690
- Coordinates
- 52.31867, -2.36947
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Westcroft Cottages is a disused farmhouse that dates from the late 16th century or early 17th century. The structure features a combination of timber framing and brick nogging, with parts replaced in red brick on the south and east sides. It has plain tiled roofs with a brick stack located towards the west end of the ridge. The main range is aligned east-west, while a cross-wing is positioned north-south at the west end.
The north front has two storeys with scattered windows, although it is difficult to assess their condition due to the building's derelict state. The south front also has scattered fenestration, including one window in the gable to the left and three gabled dormers that are evenly spaced on the main range to the right. There are two doorways on this front, but the doors were missing at the time of the survey. A lean-to extension projects to the north at the left-hand end of the north front.
The interior has not been fully inspected due to the building's condition, but it has been noted to contain a rubble stone stack that rises to brick at approximately roof level, timber-framed cross-walls, and stop-chamfered spine beams in the ground-floor rooms. The building was in a derelict condition during the inspection in February 1987.
Local climate
Westcroft Cottages receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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