Reed Beds the Samuel Palmer School of Fine Art is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. A Post-Medieval Private house. 4 related planning applications.
Reed Beds the Samuel Palmer School of Fine Art
- WRENN ID
- sacred-bronze-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Private house
- Period
- Post-Medieval
- Address
- Reed Beds the Samuel Palmer School of Fine Art, Church Street, Shoreham, TN14 7SW
- OS grid reference
- TQ 518 616
- Coordinates
- 51.33342, 0.17855
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Reed Beds, also known as the Samuel Palmer School of Fine Art, is a private house, originally four cottages. Its structure likely dates to the 16th century, featuring a framed construction with exposed timber framing and brick infilling on the ground floor, and plaster infilling above. The east-facing elevation displays this timber framing. The south elevation, facing the street, is constructed of 18th-century painted brick with moulded eaves and gutters, topped by a hip ridge tiled roof that extends as a lean-to on the side. Various modern square-paned lattice windows have been added, and there is evidence of modern restoration work. The house is likely the oldest in the village and was originally built as two "Hall Houses.” The attic contains a King post.
Local climate
Reed Beds the Samuel Palmer School of Fine Art 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2013
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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