Oast Building to East of Pillar Box House is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1975. Oast building. 5 related planning applications.
Oast Building to East of Pillar Box House
- WRENN ID
- secret-garret-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 January 1975
- Type
- Oast building
- Address
- Oast Building to East of Pillar Box House, Kemsing, TN15 6NQ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 571 587
- Coordinates
- 51.30658, 0.25259
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mid-19th century oast building located to the east of Pillar Box House. It features a shed attached on the right side, extending to two storeys with three windows. The oast building is constructed of red brick; the lower portion has galleted rubble, while the upper portion exhibits a diaper pattern of blue headers. Both oasts are topped with tiled roofs and cowls. The building is listed at group value for its picturesque appearance in conjunction with Pillar Box House.
Local climate
Oast Building to East of Pillar Box House receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 4 transactions since 2005
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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