The Dorset Arms is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 January 1948. Public house. 11 related planning applications.

The Dorset Arms

WRENN ID
second-minaret-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
East Grinstead and Uckfield MP: Mims Davies (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 January 1948
Type
Public house
Address
The Dorset Arms, 58, High Street, East Grinstead, RH19 3DE
OS grid reference
TQ 396 379
Coordinates
51.12367, -0.00563
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Dorset Arms is a 18th century building with a painted brick facade that covers an earlier structure. It is two stories tall and features eight windows with double-hung sashes that have glazing bars in cased frames. The roof is tiled and dates from the 19th century, as do the dormers. The building has timber framing within. The Dorset Arms is part of a group that includes Dorset House, Nos 66 to 76 (even), Cromwell House, and Nos 82 to 88 (even).

Local climate

The Dorset Arms receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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