Brightmere is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1984. Farmhouse.

Brightmere

WRENN ID
silver-grate-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal MP: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 July 1984
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Brightmere, North Green, Kelsale Cum Carlton
OS grid reference
TM 396 663
Coordinates
52.24322, 1.50824
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Brightmere is a farmhouse dating from the late 16th century to early 17th century, with the central section possibly being older. An attached dairy wing on the right side likely dates from the 18th century. The building is timber framed, mostly covered in 19th century red brick, with a plastered facade on the dairy wing. The roof is tiled with plain tiles at the front and pantiles at the rear. It has two storeys, with the left wing featuring an attic. The centre section has three windows, while the left side has one window, primarily consisting of mid 20th century small pane casements with segmental arches. There is a 20th century boarded door and an open timber porch. The farmhouse has one internal stack and a smaller stack located between the main range and the dairy wing. Inside, there is exposed timbering and some good original doors.

Local climate

Brightmere sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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