Appian House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1975. House. 3 related planning applications.

Appian House

WRENN ID
former-latch-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 May 1975
Type
House
Address
Appian House, Bowling Alley Walk, Dorchester, DT1 1XY
OS grid reference
SY 690 902
Coordinates
50.7114, -2.43994
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Appian House is a two-storey building dating from the early 19th century, featuring a three-window stucco front. The front has an inserted shop front with a wooden canopy above. The rear of the house, which faces Bowling Alley Walk, is more attractive than the front. It also has two storeys and three windows, with a central round-headed doorway that includes a fanlight. The roof is hipped and covered with slate, and it has wide eaves.

Local climate

Appian 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 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% 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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