Twitts Ghyll is a Grade II listed building in the Wealden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1953. A C16 Residential. 2 related planning applications.
Twitts Ghyll
- WRENN ID
- moated-pilaster-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wealden
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald MP: Ms Nusrat Ghani (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1953
- Type
- Residential
- Address
- Twitts Ghyll, Mayfield and Five Ashes, TN20 6NJ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 562 263
- Coordinates
- 51.01519, 0.22675
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Twitts Ghyll is an L-shaped building dating back to the 16th century. Originally constructed with a timber frame and plaster infilling, the south side retains some exposed close studding. The ground floor has been refaced with red brick, featuring grey headers, while the upper portion is tile-hung. It has a tiled roof and casement windows, with a layout displaying three windows. The house is two storeys high. It is of group value, having significance in the context of the local group. Sir Austen Chamberlain resided at Twitts Ghyll.
Local climate
Twitts Ghyll receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 3 transactions since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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