Western Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. Farmhouse.

Western Farmhouse

WRENN ID
hushed-niche-quill
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
Country
England
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Western Farmhouse, the Street, St. James, South Elmham
OS grid reference
TM 313 813
Coordinates
52.381, 1.39758
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Western Farmhouse is a farmhouse from the early 19th century, featuring two storeys and attics. The front is made of white brick that has been colour-washed, while the sides and rear are constructed of red brick. The roof is covered with mid-20th century concrete pantiles. The building has a wide eaves overhang with a mutule cornice. There are end chimney stacks positioned within the gables, which are flanked by attic windows that are old three-light casements with segmental arches to their frames and surrounds.

The front of the farmhouse is accented by plain full-height pilasters, and the central section slightly projects forward. It has a three-window range, with small-paned sash windows set in flush frames, also featuring segmental arches. The central window is recessed within a segmental arched recess. The entrance door is panelled with six sunk panels and applied mouldings, topped by a fanlight with radiating glazing bars. The door is flanked by reeded pilasters and has panelled linings, topped with an open triangular pediment.

Local climate

Western Farmhouse 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 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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