The Spotted Cow Public House is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 June 1974. Public house.

The Spotted Cow Public House

WRENN ID
gilded-belfry-elder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 June 1974
Type
Public house
Address
The Spotted Cow Public House, Cattle Market, Malton
OS grid reference
SE 784 718
Coordinates
54.13614, -0.80034
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Spotted Cow Public House is a public house that dates from the 18th century, with possible earlier origins, and has undergone alterations and extensions in the 19th century. The front and left side of the building are finished in colour-washed render, while the right side features colour-washed rubble stone. A brick extension is located at the rear, and the building has a flat timber eaves cornice. The roof is covered with Roman pantiles and has brick stacks at the center and left end, one of which has been rebuilt.

The layout follows a lobby-entry plan with an added rear wing. The front elevation is two stories high and has two windows. To the left of center is a door with four panels set in a panelled pilaster and cornice doorcase. To the right of the door is a tall, narrow window that may have been enlarged from a fire-window. The remaining windows are four-pane sashes with painted stone sills and painted wedge lintels. The ground floor windows have opaque glass, with the left displaying the words "TAP ROOM" and the right "SMOKE ROOM."

A carved timber sign featuring a spotted cow in low relief is positioned under a semicircular head between the first-floor windows. The door, doorcase, and window frames are painted in a 19th-century imitation wood grain varnish. The interior and fittings from the 19th century are reported to be largely intact. Historically, the house was a beerhouse in 1807 and was licensed around 1860.

Local climate

The Spotted Cow Public House receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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