Avon House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1985. House.
Avon House
- WRENN ID
- silver-quartz-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 February 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- Avon House, Bath Road, Melksham
- OS grid reference
- ST 903 642
- Coordinates
- 51.37729, -2.14
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Avon House is a large building, now serving as the offices of the Avon Rubber Company, dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a two-span hipped roof covered with Welsh slate, showcasing a Regency architectural style. The front of the building is symmetrical and three stories high, with a window arrangement of 2:3:2.
The central entrance, located in a one-storey projection, features a round-arched door and is topped with a verandah. To the right of the entrance, there are two 12-pane sash windows set in recessed round-arched openings with fanlights above. Flanking the entrance are two additional 12-pane sashes.
On the first floor, there is a prominent tall stone verandah with wrought iron balconies that overlook three segmental-arched openings, which are adorned with a key pattern and separated by grooved pilasters. Behind the verandah, there is a plat band and three French windows, with two 12-pane sashes on either side, each also featuring wrought-iron balconies.
The second floor includes seven small 6-pane sash windows, with the central three separated by grooved pilasters and positioned behind a balustraded parapet that crowns the verandah. The building is finished with a cornice and a blocking course.
The right side of the building has a 12-pane sash window on the ground floor to the left and a pair of sashes to the right. The second floor features 6-pane sashes to the left and one lunette window to the right. To the left, there is a two-storey wing with two windows and sashes, along with a plat band. At the rear right, a two-storey brick wing contains six sash windows and three attic gables. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Avon House 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 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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