Powderhouse 80 Metres North of Downside House (At St 6820 5808) is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1988. A C19 Powderhouse.

Powderhouse 80 Metres North of Downside House (At St 6820 5808)

WRENN ID
strange-casement-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 June 1988
Type
Powderhouse
OS grid reference
ST 681 580
Coordinates
51.3211, -2.45838
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Powderhouse, located 80 meters north of Downside House, dates from around 1870. It features squared, coursed rubble walls and a roof covered with double Roman clay tiles. This simple gabled building measures 3 meters square and has overhanging eaves. The south gable includes a plain door opening fitted with a riveted steel door and frame. Inside, the walls are lined with tongue and groove boarding. The structure is situated 200 meters from the Camerton Old and New Pits, for which it was originally built.

Local climate

Powderhouse 80 Metres North of Downside House (At St 6820 5808) receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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