1, The Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1951. House.
1, The Abbey
- WRENN ID
- riven-frieze-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1951
- Type
- House
- Address
- 1, The Abbey, Romsey
- OS grid reference
- SU 351 211
- Coordinates
- 50.98897, -1.50048
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Abbey, built in 1559, is a three-storey brick building from the 18th century, featuring all-header bricks. It has a moulded eaves cornice and a slate roof. The central bay projects forward and is topped with a pediment. There are three windows on the upper floors; the central first-floor window has a semi-circular stuccoed head with a keystone, while the other two are sash windows set in reveals with rubbed brick voussoirs and no glazing bars. On the ground floor, there are two Venetian windows flanking a central six-panel door, which is framed by an arched doorcase supported by fluted Doric pilasters. This is topped with a moulded dentilled entablature and a pediment that features carved scrollwork in the tympanum. The building retains its original staircase inside.
Local climate
1, The Abbey receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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