Former Stables to Fordington House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1975. Stable. 1 related planning application.
Former Stables to Fordington House
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-brick-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 May 1975
- Type
- Stable
- Address
- Former Stables to Fordington House, Kings Road, Dorchester, DT1 1NP
- OS grid reference
- SY 698 902
- Coordinates
- 50.71089, -2.42802
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former stables to Fordington House date to the 18th century. They are constructed of chequer brick and are two storeys high, with gabled ends. The gabled portions feature round recessed panels. Between the gabled ends are two ranges of semi-circular lunettes. These stables form a group with Fordington House and the farm buildings in Athelstan Road, all located on the east side of Kings Road.
Local climate
Former Stables to Fordington House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 7 transactions since 2013
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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