The Shambles is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1983. Farmhouse.

The Shambles

WRENN ID
tenth-copper-claret
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
Farmhouse
Address
The Shambles, High Street, Freshford
OS grid reference
ST 789 600
Coordinates
51.3395, -2.3037
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Shambles is likely a former farmhouse or brewery, now serving as a store and flats. It dates from the late 18th century and was altered in the 19th century. The building is constructed of coursed rubble and features a modern tile double mansard roof with coped raised verges and a parapet on the north side. It has two gables facing the road and stands three storeys tall. There are two windows, which are paired large pane sashes with a central stone mullion and plain surround. On the ground floor to the left, there is a large plate window beneath the remains of a segmental arch, indicating a former carriage entry. The central entrance is a six-panel door located under a flat stone hood supported by brackets.

Local climate

The Shambles 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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