East Hill House and Magnolia House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1956. Villa. 1 related planning application.
East Hill House and Magnolia House
- WRENN ID
- worn-jamb-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1956
- Type
- Villa
- Address
- East Hill House and Magnolia House, 1a, Mill Lane, Charminster, DT2 9QP
- OS grid reference
- SY 681 926
- Coordinates
- 50.73265, -2.45336
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
East Hill House and Magnolia House are a small villa, originally one dwelling but now two, dating from the mid-18th century and significantly altered in the early 19th century. The building has brick and rubble stone walls, some of which are stuccoed and painted, with a moulded string course and a low parapet. It has a slate, hipped roof and stacks at the hip ends. The house is two storeys with cellars and attics and has three windows to the front, with sash windows containing marginal glazing bars typical of the 19th century. The front door is in the centre and consists of two flush-panelled leaves with four top lights and a rectangular fanlight above, set within a moulded architrave and entablature. A trelliswork verandah is present. A mid-19th century two-storey bow window is on the west end wall, with sashes containing marginal glazing bars. A round-headed window was inserted in the 20th century to the first-floor corridor. A later 19th-century addition is at the north-west, originally gabled, but now has a raised flat parapet.
Inside, the front hall has a staircase with two right-angle landings, stick balusters, and a ramped handrail. There is an oval gallery to the second-floor landing, and an oval lantern dome is above. Magnolia House is attached to the east end; this was a later 19th-century extension to East Hill House, constructed of yellow brick with a hipped slate roof. It is two storeys high and has one window with sash windows lacking glazing bars. Access is at the rear via a 19th-century panelled door and a 20th-century extension.
Local climate
East Hill House and Magnolia House receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 10 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- 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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