The Goat Inn is a Grade II listed building in the St Albans local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1971. Inn. 5 related planning applications.

The Goat Inn

WRENN ID
cold-parapet-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans MP: Daisy Cooper (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 August 1971
Type
Inn
Address
The Goat Inn, 37, Sopwell Lane, AL1 1RN
OS grid reference
TL 147 068
Coordinates
51.74885, -0.33896
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Goat Inn is a 16th-century timber-framed building located on Sopwell Lane. It features an overhanging upper storey and consists of two storeys and a basement. The façade has two windows, with an additional window on the first floor in an extension above the carriageway on the right. The roof is moderately pitched and tiled, likely added later than the main structure, and has a wood cornice with modillions. The first floor is plastered while the ground floor is made of brick, featuring a canted bay on the right side. The windows are either sash or casement with glazing bars, although some have been replaced. The carriageway arches are supported by shouldered brackets, and the walls of the carriageway display exposed timbers.

At the rear, there is an 18th-century extension made of red brick with random blue headers and a high-pitched tiled roof, which also has replaced windows. Inside, there are closely set studs and beams, including some that are carved, chamfered, and moulded. Although there have been significant alterations since the 16th century, much of the original building remains intact. Additionally, there are two long rear extensions, one likely contemporary with the original structure and the other from the 18th century.

Local climate

The Goat Inn sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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