Purbeck is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 November 1950. House.

Purbeck

WRENN ID
rusted-rood-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 November 1950
Type
House
Address
Purbeck, 5, Cheap Street, Sherborne, DT9 3JD
OS grid reference
ST 637 168
Coordinates
50.9501, -2.51697
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No 5 on Cheap Street, formerly known as Purbeck House, dates from around 1625. It is a two-storey building with a painted brick front that appears to be from the 18th century, although the structure is likely older. The roof is steeply pitched and covered with stone slates. The building features sash windows, one of which has been altered, and has keystones above them. There is also a later bay addition. The yard entry includes a flat arch with a keystone and panelled doors. This property is part of a group that includes Nos 1 to 15 (odd) and the George Hotel in Higher Cheap Street.

Local climate

Purbeck receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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