The Birches is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1974. A C17 House. 2 related planning applications.
The Birches
- WRENN ID
- waning-balcony-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 June 1974
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Birches, Folly Lane, GL5 1RP
- OS grid reference
- SO 852 055
- Coordinates
- 51.74872, -2.21444
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Birches is a 17th-century building with a front dating to the 18th century, located in Uplands. It is constructed of coursed rubble, primarily rendered, with an ashlar front. The roof is modern pitched, and there are ashlar chimneys. The building is two storeys and has attics. The front features a plain string course, a moulded eaves cornice, and a blocking course. It has three ranges of double-hung sash windows with glazing bars and shutters. A door with an oblong fanlight is flanked by two mid-19th century canted bays with battered stone roofs. The rear elevation has a string course and two ranges of mullioned windows. There are three attic dormers with casements. A 17th-century extension has one mullioned window to the south.
Local climate
The Birches receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 12 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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