Horncastle is a Grade II listed building in the Guildford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 May 1953. House.

Horncastle

WRENN ID
solemn-stair-tallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Guildford
Constituency
Guildford MP: Zöe Franklin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 May 1953
Type
House
Address
Horncastle, Mount Pleasant
OS grid reference
SU 992 491
Coordinates
51.23325, -0.57944
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a house located in Horncastle, dating from the late 18th century, built on an older core that may date back to the 16th century. The structure is made of red brick and features a plain tiled roof, which is partly hidden by a stone-coped parapet. It stands three storeys tall, with brick dentil eaves and end stacks, one of which is star-shaped and partially rebuilt.

The front of the house has three windows, with painted wood oriel windows in the outer bays of the second floor, which are topped with modillioned cornices. The central window on the second floor is set within an architrave surround and has corbel brackets beneath it. The first floor features a tripartite glazing-bar sash window at each outer end, with reeded mullions, while the central area has casement doors framed by Doric pilasters and topped with a pentice.

The ground floor has a flat roof and is clad in colourwashed render. The original tripartite glazing-bar sash windows with Doric pilaster mullions are located at the outer ends, though the right one is now blocked. There is a central recess with ¾-glazed double doors that have overlights featuring diamond patterning on the door panels. Additionally, there are 19th-century iron railings above the first floor, designed with honeysuckle and anthemion patterns and square end newels.

Local climate

Horncastle receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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