Old Seal House Including House of Seal Hairdressers is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. A C16 House.
Old Seal House Including House of Seal Hairdressers
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-tower-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- House
- Address
- Old Seal House Including House of Seal Hairdressers, Old Seal House Including Former House of Seal Hairdressers, High Street, TN15 0AW
- OS grid reference
- TQ 550 567
- Coordinates
- 51.28851, 0.22225
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Old Seal House, which includes the former House of Seal Hairdressers, is a building dating from the 16th century or earlier. It features a restored framed structure with two storeys, where the first floor oversails at the corner and is supported on exposed joists. The ground floor showcases ornamental brickwork set in mortar to create an aged appearance. The first floor has exposed framing with vertical half-timbering and plaster infilling. The building has eaves and a tiled roof, along with modern lattice windows. The doors are made of oak paneling with glazing set in pointed "Gothic" panels. The entire structure has undergone significant restoration. Old Seal House and the adjacent properties numbered 37, 41, to 45 (odd) form a cohesive group.
Local climate
Old Seal House Including House of Seal Hairdressers receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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