The Powell Arms Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Thanet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1973. Public house. 4 related planning applications.

The Powell Arms Public House

WRENN ID
distant-hammer-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Thanet
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich MP: Sir Roger Gale (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1973
Type
Public house
Address
The Powell Arms Public House, 11, the Square, Birchington, CT7 9AF
OS grid reference
TR 302 690
Coordinates
51.37392, 1.30644
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Powell Arms Public House, located at No 11 The Square in Birchington-on-Sea, dates from around 1840. This three-storey building is constructed of painted brick and features a hipped tiled roof. The guttering is supported by cast iron brackets. On the first floor, there are three cambered sash windows, two of which are double-hung. The bar front has been modernized.

Local climate

The Powell Arms Public House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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