Pixie's Holt is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1986. House.
Pixie's Holt
- WRENN ID
- crooked-glass-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1986
- Type
- House
- OS grid reference
- SU 031 030
- Coordinates
- 50.8269, -1.95658
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Pixie's Holt is a detached house that was originally a farmhouse and is now partly used as a tea room. It dates back to the 17th century and features timber framed walls that are plastered on the outside, with a thatched roof and a brick stack located to the left of the center. The building has a lobby entrance plan and consists of one storey and an attic.
The ground floor includes a 20th-century oak ledged door set in a glazed porch, along with three 20th-century casement windows featuring lead lights. There is also a small casement window with glazing bars located under the eaves. The attic has one dormer window with 20th-century casements and lead lights. At the rear, there is a lean-to structure covered by a thatched catslide roof.
Inside, the timber frame appears to be intact, showcasing deep chamfered and stopped beams along with the roof structure. There is a heavy plank and muntin partition on the ground floor, as well as some timber framed partitions. A large open fireplace on the ground floor features a curved timber lintel, and on the first floor, there is a small cupboard that has been inserted into the side of the chimney.
Local climate
Pixie's Holt receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% 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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