Dolphin House is a Grade II* listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1950. A Tudor House. 1 related planning application.

Dolphin House

WRENN ID
plain-quartz-nettle
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 December 1950
Type
House
Period
Tudor
Address
Dolphin House, Church Street, Diss, IP22 4DD
OS grid reference
TM 117 799
Coordinates
52.37685, 1.10923
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Dolphin House is an early 16th century, two-storey building with an attic, constructed from timber framing and covered with pantiles. It features an overhang on the north side and has moulded and carved beams. The building has a brick base and includes a part with a cellar. Additionally, there is a one-storey wing at the north-east corner, which is known as No 23 Church Street and Dolphin Cottage.

Local climate

Dolphin House 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 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% 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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