Glebe House is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 August 1984. A C17 Rectory. 2 related planning applications.

Glebe House

WRENN ID
odd-spire-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 August 1984
Type
Rectory
Address
Glebe House, Swainswick, BA1 8BX
OS grid reference
ST 757 684
Coordinates
51.41422, -2.34982
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Glebe House is a former rectory built in the late 17th century, with alterations made in the late 18th century and around 1860, likely by C.E. Davis of Bath. The building is constructed of rubble with freestone quoins and dressings, topped by a slate roof featuring coped raised verges and a central ashlar stack. It stands three storeys high and has three bays in the main section. The mid to late 19th century features include three-light cross windows and 20th century French windows on the ground floor, two glazing bar sash windows and one tripartite sash window on the first floor, and three glazing bar sash windows on the second floor.

To the left, there is a two-storey, single bay extension with a three-light cross window. The central doorway is framed by an ogee and ovolo moulded surround, topped with a flat stone hood supported by brackets, and there are remnants of a continuous dripmould above. The east gable features three two-light casement windows with ovolo moulded surrounds and dripmoulds. The rear of the building dates from the mid to late 19th century, with the northwest gable entry showcasing a three-light window in an unusual arched surround on the second floor and a chamfered and arched doorway.

Local climate

Glebe House receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2021
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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