Ravensmere House is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1948. House. 5 related planning applications.
Ravensmere House
- WRENN ID
- grim-flint-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Lowestoft MP: Jess Asato (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1948
- Type
- House
- Address
- Ravensmere House, Old Market, Beccles, NR34 9DZ
- OS grid reference
- TM 422 906
- Coordinates
- 52.45976, 1.56411
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Ravensmere House is a 17th-century building, dated by wrought iron wall ties in the gable to 1694. Initials BAS are also found in wrought iron on the opposite gable, although the letter B is now missing. The house has two storeys and an attic, featuring two dormers and gable end windows. It has a plinth and a brick band made with moulded bricks, along with Dutch gables. The brick chimneys have moulded capping and bases, with detached flues that are square in plan. A wood cornice with shaped brackets adorns the exterior, which is covered with pantiles. There are five sash windows with flush frames and flat arches. The entrance includes a six-panel door set in a wooden case, flanked by fluted Doric pilasters, with panelled reveals, triglyphs, and pediments.
Inside, the condition is generally good, featuring one panelled room. The oak stair has heavy turned balusters and a built-up moulded oak handrail, with a chequer brick design that includes dark header ends. The building is situated in the Old Market, which contributes to the overall character of the area and is located near the centre of the town.
Local climate
Ravensmere House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- 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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