Stone House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1973. House. 1 related planning application.
Stone House
- WRENN ID
- kindled-pedestal-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 1973
- Type
- House
- Address
- Stone House, 25, French Mill Lane, Shaftesbury, SP7 0LT
- OS grid reference
- ST 865 221
- Coordinates
- 50.99814, -2.19295
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Stone House, located at 25 French Mill Lane, dates from the late 18th century to early 19th century and has undergone later alterations. It features a wide, low frontage facing the road, constructed of stone rubble with a slate roof that has red tiled ridges. There is a windowless bay at the southern end. To the north of this bay, original entrances to cottages can be found, with a wooden boarded door on the left and a shuttered window on the right, both accompanied by basement windows below. This area is enclosed by 19th-century railings and gates.
The building has a lean-to annexe with a door at the northern end and another addition with a gabled roof to the north of this. The two-storey, four-bay south front is made of rough ashlar, featuring windows that are four panes wide set in reveals, with keystones above the upper windows. A porch with a gabled roof has been removed, revealing a glazed door, while a modern door is located at the left end.
In the southeast corner, a stone rubble wall with stone capping adjoins the house, along with a pier that has peaked capping. To the south of the wall and pier, there are 19th-century railings with rails that curve at the top in pairs, alternating with rails that have spear-shaped finials. The gates are flanked by square standards topped with urn finials. Originally, steps led down from the gates to the garden. The building was once two cottages, and deeds from 1843 mention an occupant who had lived in the house for approximately 45 years.
Local climate
Stone House receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2020
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- 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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