Under Rock Hotel is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 July 1976. Hotel. 3 related planning applications.
Under Rock Hotel
- WRENN ID
- sunken-wicket-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East MP: Joe Robertson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 July 1976
- Type
- Hotel
- Address
- Under Rock Hotel, Shore Road, Ventnor, PO38 1RF
- OS grid reference
- SZ 573 779
- Coordinates
- 50.59857, -1.19171
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Under Rock Hotel is a villa dating to around 1850. It has an unusual polygonal plan with a service wing extending to the north, and rectangular projections facing each of the four sides. The roof is hipped and covered in slate, with flat eaves. Windows are wood casements with horizontal glazing bars. A string course marks the first floor. The walls are of tooled ashlar with yellow stone banding. A modern glazed entrance has been added. The building features corniced chimneys.
Local climate
Under Rock Hotel receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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 — 1 transaction since 2016
- 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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