Fairclose is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1983. House. 2 related planning applications.

Fairclose

WRENN ID
floating-sandstone-heron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 1983
Type
House
Address
Fairclose, the Hill, Freshford, BA2 7WG
OS grid reference
ST 791 600
Coordinates
51.33899, -2.30076
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Fairclose is a house dating from the early to mid-18th century, which was remodeled in the late 19th century. It is constructed of coursed rubble with freestone dressings and quoins, topped by a hipped pantile roof. The building has two storeys and features three bays. The windows are three-light casements with moulded stone mullions. A central panelled door is located beneath a flat stone hood supported by brackets, all set within an architrave.

Local climate

Fairclose receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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