The Old Livery is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1987. A 17th-18th century House. 3 related planning applications.
The Old Livery
- WRENN ID
- tangled-spire-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 May 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Livery, Livery Road, West Dean, SP5 1RJ
- OS grid reference
- SU 238 296
- Coordinates
- 51.06611, -1.66061
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Livery is a house dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century. It features Flemish bond brickwork on a lower section of brick-laced flint walls, topped with a tiled roof. The building has two storeys, a cellar, and an attic, with a total of five bays. It has a central stair hall plan and a narrow service lean-to at the rear, which was extended around 1970 by four bays.
The entrance includes a central glazed door with a blocked overlight, and the original pedimented canopy has been removed. The windows are paned casements with gauged brick arches and a plat band. The eaves are moulded plaster, and there are two hipped dormers along with gable stacks.
Inside, the layout consists of timber-framed partitions that create a parlour to the left of the hall and a kitchen to the right. The spine beams have run-out and nicked chamfer stops. An oak stair with a closed string is located in the rear lean-to. The cellar is original, and the roof has three bays, with a narrower bay in the center, featuring trusses with collars and mounted purlins.
Local climate
The Old Livery receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2017
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- 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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