Glemham House is a Grade II* listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1951. Mansion. 3 related planning applications.
Glemham House
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 October 1951
- Type
- Mansion
- Address
- Glemham House, Great Glemham, IP17 1LP
- OS grid reference
- TM 345 618
- Coordinates
- 52.20494, 1.43112
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Glemham House is a mansion that was rebuilt in 1814 by Samuel Kilderbee, as noted on a plaque on the north side. Above this plaque is a datestone from 1708, which may have originated from the previous house. The building is constructed of grey brick with a moulded brick cornice and features a stucco porch and a shallow pitch slated roof. It has two storeys and presents a symmetrical entrance front with five windows arranged in a 2:1:2 pattern. The windows are sashes with glazing bars set in cased frames, topped with flat brick arches. The left two bays are painted to resemble windows, while the central window is highlighted by a broad architrave with fluted pilasters.
The single-storey flat-roofed porch is flanked by engaged Ionic columns beside the entrance door, which is an impressive 8-panel door with raised and fielded panels, accompanied by narrow sash windows on either side. The garden front, facing south, has a seven-window range arranged in a 3:1:3 pattern, with sashes similar to those on the entrance front. The first-floor windows are fitted with louvred shutters. The central tripartite doorway features pilasters and an entablature, leading to glazed doors, and is topped by a three-light segmental-headed window.
To the north is the servants' wing, built of red brick faced with grey brick and topped with a slated roof, featuring an eight-window range with sashes that have glazing bars. Inside, the staircase hall boasts a plaster vault and a circular lantern, with a staircase that has a wrought iron handrail. The interior also includes fine 6-panel mahogany doors with inlay.
Local climate
Glemham House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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- Related listed building consents — 3 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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