Clifton Retreat is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1977. House.

Clifton Retreat

WRENN ID
shadowed-trefoil-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 March 1977
Type
House
Address
Clifton Retreat, 2a, Clifton Hill
OS grid reference
ST 573 729
Coordinates
51.45382, -2.61514
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Clifton Retreat is an 18th-century house located on the north side of Clifton Hill in Bristol. The building is rendered with limestone dressings, features gable stacks, and has a pantile roof. It has a double-depth plan and stands two storeys high, with a three-window range that is nearly symmetrical. The front of the house has overhanging eaves and includes 6/6-pane sash windows, with the center window on the ground floor also being a sash. The entrance is located on the left side of the building. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Clifton Retreat receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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