Merrie Gardens Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 1992. Farmhouse. 3 related planning applications.
Merrie Gardens Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-plinth-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East MP: Joe Robertson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 1992
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Merrie Gardens Farmhouse, Newport Road, Lake, PO36 9PF
- OS grid reference
- SZ 581 832
- Coordinates
- 50.64625, -1.17937
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Merrie Gardens Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the late 17th century to the early 18th century, with alterations made in the 19th century. The ground floor is constructed of stone rubble, while the first floor is made of red brick featuring black headers. The building has a thatched roof topped with a central clustered brick chimneystack from the 17th century. It stands two storeys high and has three windows. The windows on the top storey are mullioned and set within segmental brick arches, while the ground floor features 20th-century windows. A brick stringcourse and a cross-shaped iron tie are also present. The central doorcase is framed by a cambered stone surround.
Local climate
Merrie Gardens Farmhouse 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- 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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