Ashdown House School is a Grade II* listed building in the Wealden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1953. Educational. 1 related planning application.
Ashdown House School
- WRENN ID
- solemn-lantern-root
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wealden
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald MP: Ms Nusrat Ghani (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1953
- Type
- Educational
- Address
- Ashdown House School, Hartfield Road, Forest Row, RH18 5JY
- OS grid reference
- TQ 445 357
- Coordinates
- 51.10262, 0.06289
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Ashdown House School, dating to around 1790, is a significant example of the work of the Sussex architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, who later emigrated to America. It is one of only two known buildings he designed in Sussex. The house is a square mansion of three storeys, with three windows on each facade. It is constructed of ashlar stone. The main entrance is marked by a semi-circular portico with three Ionic columns and two pilasters, now glazed and with an iron railing above. French windows are set within arcading on the ground floor, flanking the portico. Venetian shutters are fitted to the ground and first floors. A cornice runs above the first floor. The third floor is divided into three sections; the outer sections are flush with the lower part of the house and connected by a parapet, while the central section is recessed and roofed with slate. There is one window in each of these sections. The roof is slate covered. Modern additions have been made to the north side of the building.
Local climate
Ashdown House School receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2021
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Radon risk assessment
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