Wake Court Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1951. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.

Wake Court Farmhouse

WRENN ID
winter-stair-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 July 1951
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Wake Court Farmhouse, Bishop's Caundle, DT9 5NG
OS grid reference
ST 699 123
Coordinates
50.90979, -2.42848
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wake Court Farmhouse is a farmhouse consisting of two parts: a 16th-century north wing and an early 18th-century east wing. The 18th-century wing is rendered and colorwashed, featuring a hipped stone-slate roof with tiles along the ridge. It has two 20th-century brick replacement stacks located part-way along the ridge. The farmhouse has two storeys and an attic, with a four-window range. The windows are 20th-century three-light casements, except for the second bay which has a similar two-light window. There are three 20th-century two-light hipped dormers, all with single horizontal glazing bars. A 20th-century porch is located on the right side.

The 16th-century wing is constructed of coursed rubble and has a stone-slated, gabled-ended roof with stone coping and end 20th-century brick stacks. This wing is one and a half storeys tall and also has a four-window range. The south facade features 20th-century French doors set under segmental stone arches. The upper floor has hipped dormers with two-light casements, which also have single horizontal glazing bars. There is a 20th-century single-storey block at the southern intersection of the two ranges, and there is likely an 18th-century connecting range between the two main wings. The interior has been modernized but retains a fireplace with a chamfered bressummer and continuous jambs, along with some stop-chamfered beams.

Local climate

Wake Court Farmhouse receives an average of 830 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 65% 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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