Serendipity is a Grade II* listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1952. A C17 Public house. 5 related planning applications.
Serendipity
- WRENN ID
- roaming-dormer-sunrise
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 October 1952
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- Serendipity, High Street, Ross-On-Wye
- OS grid reference
- SO 598 241
- Coordinates
- 51.91438, -2.58452
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 17th-century building located on the North Side of High Street. Originally known as The Saracen's Head and later as "Serendipity," it now incorporates the building at number 13. The building is three storeys high, with an attic and cellar. The South front retains exposed timber framing, featuring close-set studs and roughcast panels. The top two floors project outwards on moulded bressummers, which are decorated with egg and dart and running ornaments, and are supported by corbels carved in the form of men's heads. Three sash windows are present. The building forms a group with the King's Head Hotel at numbers 9 and 11.
Local climate
Serendipity receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2006
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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