The Folly is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1985. House. 3 related planning applications.
The Folly
- WRENN ID
- night-jamb-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 March 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Folly, Tetbury Upton, GL8 8XN
- OS grid reference
- ST 882 940
- Coordinates
- 51.645, -2.17174
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Folly is a detached house dating to the late 17th century, with an extension added in 1704. It is constructed of rubble stone with a roughcast finish, and has a Cotswold stone-slate mansard roof topped with two stone ridge stacks, each with twin flues. The main range faces south, with three older gables to the rear. The house is two storeys and has an attic. The front elevation has two 24-pane sash windows, centrally located, with two flat-roofed dormers above, each containing a 12-pane sash window. Two large 19th-century canted bays are present on the ground floor, featuring moulded wood cornices, “pilaster” architraves, and three 24-pane sashes each. There are two doorways at the ends of the front elevation, with stone voussoirs and quoins, and 20th-century glazed doors. The mansard roof is said to have been used for weaving looms until the 19th century.
Local climate
The Folly receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2006
- 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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