Red House Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1988. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.

Red House Farmhouse

WRENN ID
fallow-gable-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1988
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Red House Farmhouse, Bedfield, IP13 7EF
OS grid reference
TM 233 651
Coordinates
52.23911, 1.26946
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Red House Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the late 18th century, with a service wing at the rear that contains work from the 16th century. The front block is constructed of red brick and features a pantiled roof, with glazed black tiles at the front. It has two storeys and a symmetrical three-bay facade, where the central bay is slightly set forward. The original three-light casement windows have mid-20th century glass that replaced the leaded panes, and they are topped with flat gauged brick arches. The original doorcase includes reeded pilasters and an entablature with a triangular pediment, along with panelled reveals. The entrance features a late 19th century four-panel door, with decorative glazing in the upper panels. There are gable stacks and a late 19th century lean-to conservatory on the left gable end.

At the rear, the building is timber framed and plastered, also with a pantiled roof. It has two storeys and various casement windows, one of which retains old square-leaded glass. Inside, the section adjacent to the front block has a two-bay ceiling with heavy, closely spaced chamfered joists and a bridging beam featuring broach stop-chamfers. Beyond this are two additional bays with plain joists and two cambered tie beams, while the roof is of a later date. The interior has not been fully examined.

Local climate

Red House Farmhouse sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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