Whitebrook is a Grade II listed building in the Newport local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 6 January 1976. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.
Whitebrook
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-outpost-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newport
- Constituency
- Newport East MP: Jessica Morden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 6 January 1976
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Whitebrook, Llanvaches, NP26 3BN
- OS grid reference
- ST 420 924
- Coordinates
- 51.62797, -2.83847
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Whitebrook is a two-storied, L-shaped farmhouse that dates from the 17th century or earlier. It features exposed rubble elevations and a steeply pitched slate roof. The main range has three chimneys: two on the gables and one axial chimney with diagonally set shafts on square rubble bases. The northern gable stack has been rebuilt in brick. At the northern end, a lower range from the late 17th century projects forward for a single bay, with a similar gable stack that steps down to a lower 19th-century range.
The main range includes two multi-paned casements on the first floor, which have exposed timber lintels, and two more multi-paned casements on the ground floor that are offset to the left (south). There is a lateral doorway at the southern end with a modern door. The secondary range has a four-paned casement on the first floor and a modern glazed door below it. The 19th-century range features two multi-paned casements on the first floor beneath crude hoodmoulds, and a similar casement on the ground floor without the hoodmould.
On the rear elevation, there are two three-light multi-paned casement windows on the first floor beneath crude hoodmoulds, along with two modern multi-paned French doors below and other modern openings on the ground floor. Beneath the axial stack, there are two former stairlights with enlarged openings. The northern gable of the main range is blank, and the two adjoining lower ranges have modern windows and a dormer. The southern gable has modern openings on both the ground and first floors, with an enlarged attic window offset to the west. A modern annexe is linked to the southern end.
Inside, the main range has three rooms on the ground floor. The northern cell features a large open fireplace with a chamfered, cambered bressummer and dressed stone jambs, along with exposed ceiling beams that have medium chamfers. The central chamber has a similar fireplace to the northern end, with matching large exposed ceiling beams. The fireplace in the southern gable is blocked. The secondary range has a small, blocked fireplace on the first floor with a timber lintel. The original roof is an "A" frame truss with pegged joints.
Local climate
Whitebrook receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2011
- 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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