The Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1952. House. 9 related planning applications.
The Abbey
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-wattle-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 June 1952
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Abbey, Lower Lelant, St. Ives, TR26 3EF
- OS grid reference
- SW 542 368
- Coordinates
- 50.18082, -5.44377
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Abbey is the remnant of a 16th-century building, altered in the 18th century. It is L-shaped and long, low in profile, constructed of unrendered rubble. The building has two storeys and a total of seven windows. The main block has four windows, two of which are on the ground floor and have label moulds above. A low, Tudor-arched doorway is present, with chamfered jambs and head. The windows are a mix of 18th-century double-hung sashes and smaller 20th-century wood casements. The roof is slate, with an irregular ridge line. Three large granite chimney stacks are a prominent feature. The Abbey, together with other listed buildings along the main road, contributes to a village group.
Local climate
The Abbey receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2008
- Related listed building consents — 9 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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