Dow House is a Grade II* listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1951. House. 2 related planning applications.

Dow House

WRENN ID
mired-foundation-auburn
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
Broadland and Fakenham MP: Jerome Mayhew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1951
Type
House
Address
Dow House, 17, High Street, Walsingham, NR22 6BY
OS grid reference
TF 933 366
Coordinates
52.89286, 0.87312
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Dow House is an early 16th century timber-frame building located on the west side of Little Walsingham High Street. It has a gable-ended pantile roof. The first floor is jettied, featuring close-set studding and red brick infill. The ground floor is constructed of red brick and flint. Later, probably in the late 17th or early 18th century, wood mullion and transom casements with leaded panes were added; there are two on the ground floor and five on the first floor. The ground floor on the right has sash windows with glazing bars. A central door has fielded panels and glazed upper panels. A carved stone animal head corbel sits under the overhang on the left. Inside the building, integrated into the original rear wall, is a small wooden doorway with a four-centred arch. The building is designated Grade II* for its group value.

Local climate

Dow House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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 2008
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