Lower Court Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1987. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.

Lower Court Farmhouse

WRENN ID
iron-string-reed
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tewkesbury
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 December 1987
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Lower Court Farmhouse, Boddington Road, Staverton, GL51 0TW
OS grid reference
SO 891 233
Coordinates
51.9084, -2.15903
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lower Court Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the 16th to 17th century, with later alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries. The building features rendered walls on a two-and-a-half storey wing, except for the right end, which is made of random rubble stone. The gable is constructed of Sussex-bond brick, and there is timber-framing with rendered panels. The roof is slate.

The farmhouse has a three-bay, two-and-a-half storey range with a single-bay, one-and-a-half storey wing that forms an 'L' shape, along with a single bay extension. Facing the road, there is a single-light 20th-century metal window, and above it, the outline of a doorway is visible, with render extending over a pilaster surround. A ridge chimney is located at the left gable.

On the right return, there are two three-light stone mullioned windows with hollow chamfers, separated by a triangular brick buttress. Above these, there are two three-light wooden casement windows with timber lintels. The gable has been rebuilt in the 20th century with brick, and there is a three-light casement window with a timber lintel in the attic. A chimney is situated low down on the right slope near the gable.

To the right, there is a timber-framed wing, which has framing with two panels high per floor on the other side but is largely obscured by projections. A single-storey wing on the left features a two-light casement window with small panes and a cambered brick head in the gable. A lean-to with a catslide roof is set back on the right and is not fully visible. There is an angled chimney breast on the corner of the timber-framed block, rendered low down and gathered to a square brick stack above. The entrance is located in the angle between the wings. The interior has not been inspected. The farmhouse forms a group with a nearby barn.

Local climate

Lower Court Farmhouse receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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