12, Gold Hill is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 June 1952. House.

12, Gold Hill

WRENN ID
over-postern-owl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 June 1952
Type
House
Address
12, Gold Hill, Shaftesbury
OS grid reference
ST 862 228
Coordinates
51.00499, -2.19704
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Number 12 Gold Hill is a 18th-century building located on the east side of Gold Hill. It features a two-storey structure with a two-window front that has similar casements and a matching roof. The doorway, situated on the left side, retains its original chamfered stone jambs and a cantered lintel, along with a wooden boarded door. This property, along with numbers 7 to 17, forms a group with Park Wall, stone setts, and a gutter.

Local climate

12, Gold Hill 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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  1. 13, Gold Hill Grade II 6 m
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  3. Stone Setts and Gutters on Gold Hill Extending from the Platform at the Top of Gold Hill Downwards As Far As No 15 Grade II 15 m
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  5. 9 and 10, Gold Hill Grade II 16 m
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  7. 16 and 17, Gold Hill Grade II 32 m
  8. 1 and 2, Park Walk Grade II 51 m
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  10. Stone Setts Flanking Wall to Museum on Platform Above Gold Hill Grade II 61 m