Purefoy House (British Rabbit Council) is a Grade II listed building in the Newark and Sherwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 May 1971. Office and flat.
Purefoy House (British Rabbit Council)
- WRENN ID
- unlit-mantel-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newark and Sherwood
- Constituency
- Newark MP: Robert Jenrick (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 May 1971
- Type
- Office and flat
- Address
- Purefoy House (British Rabbit Council), 7, Kirkgate
- OS grid reference
- SK 798 540
- Coordinates
- 53.07814, -0.8101
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Purefoy House, currently serving as an office and flat, is a house built in the early 19th century with alterations made in the mid-20th century. It is designed in the Classical Revival style and features a stucco exterior with a rusticated ground floor. Above this, there are double pilasters, a frieze adorned with wreaths, and a pediment. The building is two storeys high and has a two-window range consisting of 12-pane sash windows. The central window, which was added in the 20th century, is a single-pane design and is flanked on the left by a small plain sash window and on the right by a fielded six-panel door with an overlight.
Local climate
Purefoy House (British Rabbit Council) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2023
- No related consent applications matched
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