Knightscroft is a Grade II* listed building in the Arun local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1973. A C19 Residential. 5 related planning applications.
Knightscroft
- WRENN ID
- lone-spindle-russet
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Arun
- Constituency
- Bognor Regis and Littlehampton MP: Alison Griffiths (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1973
- Type
- Residential
- Address
- Knightscroft, Sea Lane, Rustington, BN16 2RT
- OS grid reference
- TQ 049 018
- Coordinates
- 50.8068, -0.51229
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Knightscroft is a house designed in 1879 by Norman Shaw for the composer Sir Hubert Parry, who resided there until his death in 1918 and composed the anthem "Jerusalem" within the property. The house is two storeys high and has five windows. The ground floor is constructed of red brick, while the upper floor is tile-hung. The roof is tiled, and the windows are casement type. There are five-sided bays on both floors. A brick chimney breast is located to the south of the bays. A plaque on the garden wall at the entrance commemorates Sir Hubert Parry's connection to the house, which is a factor in its II* group value.
Local climate
Knightscroft receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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 — 27 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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