Tonmore House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1973. A C18 House. 6 related planning applications.

Tonmore House

WRENN ID
under-fireplace-autumn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 October 1973
Type
House
Address
Tonmore House, 40, Cheap Street, Sherborne, DT9 3PX
OS grid reference
ST 638 167
Coordinates
50.94874, -2.51641
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Tonmore House, located at 40 Cheap Street, dates from 1625 and features a front that is either from the 18th century or early 19th century. The building is two storeys high and has chamfered quoins. It is topped with a parapet that has moulded stone coping. The front is finished in stucco, and the first floor has sash windows that are four panes wide. The ground floor has been altered and now includes two shop fronts. Tonmore House is part of a group that includes Nos 2 to 30 (even) and Nos 34 to 50 (even).

Local climate

Tonmore House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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