The Beeches is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1955. House. 1 related planning application.
The Beeches
- WRENN ID
- eternal-column-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 July 1955
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Beeches, 66, Farnham, DT11 8DE
- OS grid reference
- ST 958 150
- Coordinates
- 50.93482, -2.06015
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Beeches is a detached house dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed of flint and rubble with brick diaper patterns and brick dressings, and has a thatched roof with brick stacks at each end. The house is near-symmetrical in design, with extensions to the right and left. It is two storeys tall and has a three-window front. The windows are 2-light casements with horizontal glazing bars, set within brick soldier courses. A central gabled porch features a round arch with a stone keystone and impost blocks, leading to a panelled door.
Local climate
The Beeches receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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 — 9 transactions since 1998
- 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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