Cowsheds adjacent to west of The Dairy is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. Cowsheds.

Cowsheds adjacent to west of The Dairy

WRENN ID
pitched-attic-plover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1985
Type
Cowsheds
Address
Cowsheds adjacent to west of The Dairy, HP18 0JW
OS grid reference
SP 736 168
Coordinates
51.84565, -0.93199
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cowsheds, located adjacent to the west of The Dairy, were built around 1880-1890, likely by W. Taylor of Bierton, as part of the estate for Ferdinand de Rothschild. They are constructed from red brick with blue diaper patterns on the south front, featuring roughcast and half-timbering on the gables and upper storey, along with a central gable that has some tile hanging. The roofs are tiled.

The building has a courtyard plan and presents a picturesque south front. It is mostly single-storey, with a section that includes a hayloft. The south front consists of five bays, flanked by two-storey towers topped with pyramid roofs, and features three-light wooden casements in oriel windows on the first floor. The central bay is gabled, while the intermediate bays have strip windows located below the eaves and small ornamental gables in the roof. The rear wings are plainer. The courtyard now includes a 20th-century roof and cattle pens.

This structure is included for its group value.

Local climate

Cowsheds adjacent to west of The Dairy receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% 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 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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