Kestrels is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1962. A C18 House.

Kestrels

WRENN ID
fallen-flagstone-thistle
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 March 1962
Type
House
Address
Kestrels, Oak Lane, Easterton
OS grid reference
SU 019 549
Coordinates
51.29358, -1.97351
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Kestrels is an early 18th-century house located in Easterton on Oak Lane. It features Flemish brickwork with raised stone quoins and dressings set on a malmstone plinth, topped with a stone tiled roof. The building is two storeys high with an attic and has an 'L'-shaped plan, consisting of five by two bays, with the front extended to the left by an additional two bays.

The central entrance has a six-panelled door that is fielded and has a moulded stone architrave, topped with a broken scrolled pediment supported by brackets. The stone plinth has an offset moulding. The windows are 12-pane sashes with raised moulded architraves and a flat frieze that meets a moulded plat band. A timber moulded eaves cornice runs along the top. The elevation facing the road includes three-light stone framed windows with arris beading, and similar windows can be found at the rear. The re-entrant angle of the plan is filled with a two-storey flat-roofed building that contains a rear door and kitchen. The roof is hipped, featuring two gabled dormers at the front and a central stack on the wing.

Inside, the main stair hall boasts a 17th-century staircase and a fine moulded plaster ceiling with an oval floral border and putti in the corners, along with a central rosette. There are also boldly moulded putti on the soffit of the stair. The main rooms to the left and right of the hall are adorned with moulded panelling and shutters.

Local climate

Kestrels 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 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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