Melbourne House is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1988. Country house. 1 related planning application.
Melbourne House
- WRENN ID
- iron-iron-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell MP: Simon Lightwood (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 May 1988
- Type
- Country house
- Address
- Melbourne House, Brandy Carr Road, WF2 0RB
- OS grid reference
- SE 311 237
- Coordinates
- 53.70907, -1.52886
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Melbourne House is a country house that has been converted into a nursing home. It was built in the mid-19th century, with a later addition. The main structure is made of ashlar, while a rear wing is constructed from coursed squared stone and has a Welsh slate roof. The building is two storeys high and features a symmetrical facade with seven bays. The corners and the central bay are highlighted by giant Ionic pilasters. There is a distyle, recessed Ionic portico, and the windows are 12-pane sashes set in raised surrounds, with sill bands. The eaves cornice is moulded, and a deep ashlar parapet conceals the roof. To the left, there is a two-bay addition that is rendered and designed to match the main building. The right side of the house is similarly styled and consists of four unequal bays, also marked by pilasters and featuring a distyle recessed Ionic portico. Inside, there is an open staircase at the rear with slender turned balusters and a moulded handrail that sweeps at the base. The hall has panelled round arches.
Local climate
Melbourne House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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