Rock View is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 1974. House.
Rock View
- WRENN ID
- muffled-sentry-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 June 1974
- Type
- House
- Address
- Rock View, 78, London Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 582 396
- Coordinates
- 51.13406, 0.26032
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Rock View, located at 78 London Road, is a building dating from the late 18th century to the early 19th century that has been altered. It stands two storeys high with attics. The ground floor is constructed of painted brick, while the upper section is tile hung. The roof features two modern hipped dormers and has an eaves cornice. On the first floor, there are two sash windows that are missing their glazing bars. The ground floor has two bay windows and a doorcase that includes pilasters and a hood. The entire south front of the building has been modernised.
Local climate
Rock View receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
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