Kelmscott House is a Grade II* listed building in the Hammersmith and Fulham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1954. House. 10 related planning applications.
Kelmscott House
- WRENN ID
- seventh-pier-willow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick MP: Andy Slaughter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1954
- Type
- House
- Address
- Kelmscott House, 26, Upper Mall W6, W6 9TA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 226 783
- Coordinates
- 51.49059, -0.23547
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Kelmscott House is a substantial house dating to around 1785. It is constructed of brown brick and stands three storeys high, with a basement and dormers, originally five windows wide. The central entrance is framed by a timber doorcase featuring Ionic pilasters, an entablature with a pulvinated frieze, and a bracketed cornice. The windows are square-headed sash windows with glazing bars. A parapet tops the facade, and dormers are present. An addition of two storeys, one window wide, has been added to the left side of the original structure. The interior contains interesting features and commemorative tablets relating to three notable residents: the construction of the first electric telegraph by Sir Francis Ronalds in 1816; the residence of William Morris from 1878-96; and the residency of George MacDonald, poet and novelist, from 1867-1877.
Local climate
Kelmscott 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 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2009
- Related listed building consents — 10 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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