Maidenhatch Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1984. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.
Maidenhatch Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- rooted-pewter-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1984
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Maidenhatch Farmhouse, Bradfield, RG8 8HP
- OS grid reference
- SU 616 734
- Coordinates
- 51.45707, -1.11339
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Maidenhatch Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the mid-18th century, with 20th-century additions to the east. It is constructed of red brick and features an old tile roof, with end stacks located at the north and south. The west side has two tile-hung gabled dormers, each containing 2-light casements. The building is L-shaped, with a west front that has two storeys and an attic, comprising five bays. The ground floor has 20th-century casements, which have segmental heads. The central entrance features a six-panelled door with panelled reveals and a rectangular overlight that includes glazing bars. The doorcase is adorned with Doric pilasters that support a frieze and a triangular pediment.
Local climate
Maidenhatch Farmhouse sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- 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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