The Bower House is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 May 1984. A C18 Residential.

The Bower House

WRENN ID
weathered-ledge-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 May 1984
Type
Residential
Address
The Bower House, Tonbridge Road, Ightham
OS grid reference
TQ 594 562
Coordinates
51.28352, 0.28432
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Bower House is a house that possibly dates back to the 16th century but was refronted in the 18th century, with a garden elevation from the 19th century. It is constructed of painted brick and features a plain tiled roof, a ridge stack, and additional stacks, along with four gabled dormers. The garden elevation has two return gables that flank a small central timber-framed section. The main elevation has two storeys and an attic, with four windows that are glazing bar sashes. There is a 20th-century projecting tiled weather-porch, and later additions are present on the right-hand end.

Local climate

The Bower 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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