Stable Block Attached to Fontmell Parva House. is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1985. Stable, outbuilding.

Stable Block Attached to Fontmell Parva House.

WRENN ID
calm-landing-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1985
Type
Stable, outbuilding
OS grid reference
ST 826 145
Coordinates
50.93035, -2.24803
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stable block attached to Fontmell Parva House is a building dating from around 1864, likely designed by George Evans of Wimborne. It is constructed of brick with stone dressings and features hipped tiled roofs. The structure is arranged in a U-plan and has a main facade that is symmetrical with five bays. It is a single-storey building with lofts, and the windows are sash style with segmental heads. A notable feature is the central gabled bay that includes a clock. Inside, some of the original stalls remain in place.

Local climate

Stable Block Attached to Fontmell Parva House. receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% 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 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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