Dresden House is a Grade II* listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 May 1952. A Early Modern House. 5 related planning applications.
Dresden House
- WRENN ID
- mired-mortar-yarrow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 May 1952
- Type
- House
- Period
- Early Modern
- Address
- Dresden House, 51, High Street, Evesham, WR11 4EJ
- OS grid reference
- SP 037 439
- Coordinates
- 52.09401, -1.9471
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Dresden House is a good quality house dating from 1692. It is constructed of russet brick and features five sash windows, with the central window on the second storey having an open pediment. Moulded brick bands accentuate the first and second storeys, and stone long and short chamfered quoins define the sides. A good moulded lead rainwater head at first-floor level bears the date. The central doorway is set within a stucco surround and features plain pilasters, a moulded wooden doorcase with a radial fanlight, a five-panelled door, and a moulded wooden dentil cornice hood supported by large, elaborate wrought iron scrolled brackets rising from railings and stone steps. A moulded wooden modillion eaves cornice runs along the top, and the roof is covered in slates.
The interior retains good contemporary features, including a staircase with twisted balusters, pine and oak panelling, door casings and doors in the ground storey rooms, and an angled fireplace in the room to the left of the entrance, complete with a carved pine over-mantel. A large, two-storey wing was added in the 18th century and projects to the rear on the south side; it contains four Adam fireplaces and moulded plaster ceilings. The wing was undergoing restoration in 1976.
Dresden House forms a group with Nos. 45 to 51 (odd), the railings and lamp standards of No. 51, and Nos. 55 to 69 (odd).
Local climate
Dresden House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 2003
- 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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