Plumbers Office, Sarsons Vinegar Factory is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 August 1993. A Victorian Office.

Plumbers Office, Sarsons Vinegar Factory

WRENN ID
riven-rubble-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southwark
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP: Neil Coyle (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 August 1993
Type
Office
Period
Victorian
Address
Plumbers Office, Sarsons Vinegar Factory, Roper Lane
OS grid reference
TQ 334 797
Coordinates
51.50059, -0.07939
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Plumber's Office at Sarson's Vinegar Factory is a late 19th-century building, constructed after 1872. It is made of stock brick and stands two storeys tall with a gable front. The first floor features a central cambered arch above two loading doors, which are flanked by cambered windows that have pivoting casements. The roof is supported by through purlins and has a ridgepiece. There are steps leading to the first floor and a plank partition at that level. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Plumbers Office, Sarsons Vinegar Factory 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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