Lower Farm House is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1984. Farmhouse.
Lower Farm House
- WRENN ID
- scattered-chapel-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1984
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Lower Farm House, Hungerford
- OS grid reference
- SU 353 716
- Coordinates
- 51.44246, -1.49241
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lower Farm House is a farmhouse that has been converted into a house. It dates from the early 17th century, with the south end rebuilt in the 19th century and 20th-century extensions added. The building features a thatched, half-hipped roof with ridge chimneys located to the north of the center and a side chimney on the east wall. The walls are made of flint with brick dressings and stone quoins on the north side, along with a timber-clad lean-to on the north. The structure consists of three bays running from north to south, with a single-storey extension added to the west in the 20th century. The house is two storeys tall.
On the east elevation, there is a battered chimney that stands out from the wall on the left. The first floor has two four-light casements, while the ground floor features three irregular casements, a door opposite the ridge, and a wide casement to the right. Inside, the first floor showcases tall queen post trusses and thin curved braces, both of which are exposed. Each floor contains 17th-century fireplaces, with the ground floor fireplace featuring chamfered stone jambs and an arched lintel.
Local climate
Lower Farm House receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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