The Firs is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1981. House. 1 related planning application.

The Firs

WRENN ID
graven-crypt-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
South Norfolk MP: Ben Goldsborough (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 June 1981
Type
House
Address
The Firs, Lower Street, Tasburgh, NR15 1LT
OS grid reference
TM 198 966
Coordinates
52.52356, 1.23886
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Firs is an early to mid 19th century house that is stuccoed and features a pantile roof with gabled ends. The building has two storeys and three windows, with the central window being blind. It has dripmoulds and 2-light casements with glazing bars. The entrance is marked by a central door in the Tudor style. To the right of the house, there is a one-bay brick stable.

Local climate

The Firs sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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