103, Dorchester Road is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1984. House.

103, Dorchester Road

WRENN ID
scattered-moat-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 October 1984
Type
House
Address
103, Dorchester Road, Winfrith Newburgh
OS grid reference
SY 802 852
Coordinates
50.66621, -2.2806
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 103 Portway is a detached house dating from the early 19th century. The structure features walls made of stone, brick, and plastered cob, which are colourwashed, and it has a thatched roof with a brick stack. The house is positioned at right angles to the road and consists of one storey with attics. There is a lean-to extension on the east side, which has a corrugated iron roof and a parapet on the north wall, where a flush door is located. The main walls are buttressed.

The elevation facing the road includes one ground floor casement window that has a central glazing bar. In the attic, there is a horizontally sliding sash window with glazing bars. A recent single-storey extension has been added to the south, featuring a thatched roof and casement windows. Inside, the main ground floor room boasts a large open fireplace with a timber lintel and a bread oven.

Local climate

103, Dorchester Road receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% 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 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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