Low Grounds Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1987. House.

Low Grounds Farmhouse

WRENN ID
secret-newel-equinox
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Wycombe MP: Emma Reynolds (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 January 1987
Type
House
Address
Low Grounds Farmhouse, Harleyford Lane, Great Marlow
OS grid reference
SU 835 848
Coordinates
51.55662, -0.79568
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Low Grounds Farmhouse is a house dating from the early 18th century, with alterations made in the early 19th century. The front and right bay of the left side are constructed from flint with 18th-century brick dressings and gables, while the remainder is made of 19th-century brick, some of which is whitewashed. The building features old tiled roofs, with one chimney made of narrow brick that has arched recessed panels and a later brick chimney on the left. It has a double pile design, with the rear left bay likely being an extension of the original L-plan.

The farmhouse is two storeys tall with an attic and consists of two bays. It has narrow brick band courses. The front displays two gabled bays, with the left bay featuring a 5-pane sash window on the ground floor, and the right bay having a 3-light barred wooden casement. The upper storeys have paired wooden casements, with glazing bars on the first floor and segmental heads on the attic windows. There is a central boarded door with a wooden hood and a paired wooden casement window above it.

Flanking the main structure are single-storey extensions; the left extension is made of brick and has an old boarded door with vent holes and a fanlight, while the right extension is constructed from flint and brick and includes a 3-light wooden casement and a door on the left return. The rear of the farmhouse was remodelled in the early 19th century, featuring sash windows, a canted bay on the left, and a minimal pediment hood over the central flush-panelled door. A central horizontal sliding sash window provides light to the staircase. Inside, there is an early 18th-century staircase with a flat moulded handrail and sturdy splat balusters.

Local climate

Low Grounds Farmhouse sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% 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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