Whitehouse is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.

Whitehouse

WRENN ID
cold-sentry-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 October 1985
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Whitehouse, Rudford and Highleadon, GL18 1HH
OS grid reference
SO 771 235
Coordinates
51.9104, -2.33345
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Whitehouse is a farmhouse that likely dates back to the 15th century, with alterations made in the 17th and 20th centuries. It features a timber-framed structure with white-painted brick nogging set on a random-rubble stone plinth, topped with concrete roof tiles. The building consists of four bays and stands at one and a half storeys.

The entrance front is located on the right, showcasing framing with two panels high, a two-light casement window, and an iron opening light. To the left, there is a single section with two rails, leading to a boarded door that is accessed by two stone steps. Above, there is a three-light metal window in a lean-to dormer. A two-light casement window from 1984 is set in a brick panel to the left. The original entrance on the left has a cambered head and features a blocked curved oven projection, with a chimney positioned on the ridge above.

On the left side, there is a two-light casement window in a lean-to dormer, and a boarded door with an adjoining four-pane window. A gable chimney is located at the left end, outside the main structure. The right return has a covered lean-to extension that is weatherboarded and timber-framed, with exposed crucks above and a two-light metal window in the gable, supported by curved V struts.

Internally, there are at least two cruck trusses, one on each side of the central chimney. The room behind the right-hand door features a moulded beam that supports the floor above, along with exposed chamfered ceiling joists. The upper floor interior has not been inspected. It is reported that the building was thatched until the 1960s.

Local climate

Whitehouse receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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