Kiln Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1990. Farmhouse. 4 related planning applications.

Kiln Farmhouse

WRENN ID
mired-grate-peregrine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 June 1990
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Kiln Farmhouse, Basildon, RG8 8SX
OS grid reference
SU 591 763
Coordinates
51.48267, -1.15015
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Kiln Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the mid-18th century, with alterations and extensions made in the 19th century. It is constructed of brick in Flemish bond, featuring some vitreous headers, and has an old tiled gabled roof. The building has a central staircase plan with four cells, and it is two storeys high with a cellar, while part of it is one storey. There is an end chimney on the left side of the original house, which has a corniced head and a clay pot, along with corbelled eaves.

The entrance front faces south and consists of three bays. On the ground floor, there are sash windows with glazing bars and segmental heads, while the first floor features two three-light and one one-light casement window, which were added around 1985. A rustic porch, built around 1900, is located in the centre and has an iron ogee roof. The entrance door is a six-panel design, with the top four panels being glazed. Notably, there is graffiti in the bricks of the right return, including the date 1760.

Inside, the farmhouse contains step-chamfered beams, panelled and boarded doors with H-L hinges and strap hinges, and a cellar that is brick-paved with a candle recess.

Local climate

Kiln 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 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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