Carthouse at Platwell Farm, Facing Gate Opposite Platwell House is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. Carthouse. 1 related planning application.

Carthouse at Platwell Farm, Facing Gate Opposite Platwell House

WRENN ID
little-column-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Carthouse
Address
Carthouse at Platwell Farm, Facing Gate Opposite Platwell House, Newland, GL16 8LQ
OS grid reference
SO 572 076
Coordinates
51.76622, -2.6202
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The carthouse at Platwell Farm, dating from the 17th century, features a granary above and is constructed from rubble stone with dressed stone long and short quoins. It has an L-shaped design and stands two storeys tall. The building has two stone mullioned windows, each with two lights and hood moulds. To the right, there is a stone doorway with an ogee arch incised on a flat stone lintel and stone jambs. At the north end, there is an opening that spans the building, featuring stone quoins, a heavy wooden lintel, and a relieving arch above, along with projecting stones arranged in four pairs along the long side. A flight of steps leads up to the doorway at the rear.

Local climate

Carthouse at Platwell Farm, Facing Gate Opposite Platwell House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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