The Studio is a Grade II listed building in the Chichester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 January 1986. Studio. 1 related planning application.

The Studio

WRENN ID
ragged-panel-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chichester
Constituency
Chichester MP: Jess Brown-Fuller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 January 1986
Type
Studio
Address
The Studio, Rookwood Road, West Wittering, PO20 8LT
OS grid reference
SZ 779 985
Coordinates
50.78087, -0.89535
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Studio is an early 20th-century building located on Rookwood Road in West Wittering. It is a single storey with an attic and features one window and two dormers. The structure is constructed of red brick and has a steeply pitched hipped tiled roof, with a studio light on the northeast side. Sir Henry Royce, co-founder of Rolls-Royce, used this studio from 1917 until his death in 1933, where he created many of his inventions. A bronze plaque featuring his profile is mounted on the south wall, commemorating his connection to the building; it was unveiled on 23 September 1979. The Studio is listed for its historical associations.

Local climate

The Studio receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% 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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