Karibu and Tabora in Withdean is a Grade II listed building in the Brighton and Hove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 August 1971. Farmhouse.

Karibu and Tabora in Withdean

WRENN ID
steep-rubblework-briar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Pavilion MP: Siân Berry (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 August 1971
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Karibu and Tabora in Withdean, London Road, the City of Brighton and Hove
OS grid reference
TQ 299 076
Coordinates
50.85357, -0.15551
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Karibu and Tabora are two dwellings that were originally a farmhouse, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. Karibu features cobbles with brick dressings and render, topped with a slate roof. The building is two storeys high and has three windows, presenting a double-fronted appearance. It has brick quoins and steps leading up to a flat-arched entrance, which is adorned with brick dressings, a moulded architrave, and a panelled door with four glazed upper panels, all sheltered by a bracketed canopy. The windows are slightly cambered and also have brick dressings. The building has end stacks and rendered returns, along with a rendered single-storey extension to the north.

Tabora, the second house, has two gabled wings extending to the west, with the southernmost being lower and now forming the front of Tabora. This part is constructed of flint with brick dressings and has a tiled roof. It is also two storeys high and features two windows. The west side has brick quoins, a flat-arched entrance, a cambered-arched window to the left, and a flat-arched window to the right. The first-floor windows are flat-arched, with the left window having a stucco architrave over brick quoins. There are end stacks and a single-storey slated extension to the west. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Karibu and Tabora in Withdean receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% 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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