British Legion is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 1996. Club. 5 related planning applications.
British Legion
- WRENN ID
- scattered-niche-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 April 1996
- Type
- Club
- Address
- British Legion, 14, Arwenack Street, Falmouth, TR11 3JA
- OS grid reference
- SW 809 326
- Coordinates
- 50.15321, -5.06714
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The British Legion is a club premises located on Arwenack Street in Falmouth, dating from around 1870. The building features a granite ashlar front and slate hanging at the rear, with a roof that is not visible. It has a double-depth plan and is designed in the Italianate style, standing two storeys high with a three-bay front. The facade includes a plinth, channelled rustication on the first floor with moulded architraves, and on the ground floor, there are moulded imposts supporting round arches with stepped keyblocks. A mid-floor band and a moulded eaves cornice add to the architectural detailing. The first floor has late 19th-century horned sash windows above a 20th-century window and two doors, each with two-pane fanlights. The building presents a prominent facade in a fine street and is included for its group value. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
British Legion 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 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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- Related listed building consents — 5 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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