Lower Lovetts Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Windsor and Maidenhead local planning authority area, England. A C16 Farmhouse.

Lower Lovetts Farmhouse

WRENN ID
riven-paling-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Constituency
Maidenhead MP: Mr Joshua Reynolds (LD)
Country
England
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Lower Lovetts Farmhouse, Knowl Hill, Hurley
OS grid reference
SU 826 791
Coordinates
51.50519, -0.81015
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lower Lovetts Farmhouse is a farmhouse and stable, now functioning solely as a farmhouse. It dates from the late 16th century, with alterations made in the 17th century and an extension added in the mid-19th century. The building features a combination of timber framing with brick infill, brick, and flint, topped with old tile hipped and gabled roofs. It has a rectangular plan consisting of three framed bays, with the former stables located on the west side and a two-gabled extension on the north.

The farmhouse is two storeys tall, with one storey on the left section, which was the former stable. This section has two three-light 20th-century casement windows and a central 20th-century half-glazed door. The main section to the right is irregular in shape, with exposed timber framing on the first floor showcasing thin timbers and a projecting brick plinth. The 19th-century wooden casement windows feature glazing bars, with three two-light windows on the first floor. The ground floor includes an old plank entrance door with a central 20th-century gabled porch, a three-light window with a segmental-arched head on the left, and a three-light 20th-century casement window on the right.

On the east gable, a jowled post and large curved brace are visible, along with a bread oven that has a lean-to tile roof adjacent to the chimney. The building was formerly known and shown on maps as Mitchell's Farm.

Local climate

Lower Lovetts Farmhouse sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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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