Island House and Garden Walls to East is a Grade II* listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1960. A Post-medieval House.

Island House and Garden Walls to East

WRENN ID
wild-corbel-soot
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 August 1960
Type
House
Period
Post-medieval
Address
Island House and Garden Walls to East, the Square, Chipping Campden
OS grid reference
SP 150 390
Coordinates
52.05005, -1.78261
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Island House and the garden walls to the east are believed to have medieval and possibly monastic origins. The building features a 16th-century cross-wing that was extended to the east with three gables added in the late 17th century, along with irregular lower extensions to the west, which include Rosary Cottage. The main part of the house is two and a half storeys high, constructed of rubble with a Cotswold stone roof. The north gable retains a timber frame with plaster infill, but it has 20th-century casement windows and an angled porch to the right. The east front displays keyed bullseyes for grates, one of which is dated 1673. The two right-hand gables have chimneys with cornices and label moulds over blocked attic windows. The rear extensions are two and a half storeys tall, gabled to the south, featuring a first-floor oriel bay and a two-storey section with one window to the north in a plastered front; there is also an angled ground floor bay and a tiled pentice above. Inside, a drain, possibly medieval, has been uncovered. The small garden to the east is enclosed by a four-foot rubble wall with a moulded capping, which steps down to two feet on the south side. This building is one of several that contribute significantly to the character of Chipping Campden's High Street.

Local climate

Island House and Garden Walls to East receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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