Abbey House is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1954. Dwelling.

Abbey House

WRENN ID
scattered-flint-tarn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 August 1954
Type
Dwelling
Address
Abbey House, Hewelsfield and Brockweir
OS grid reference
SO 539 011
Coordinates
51.70759, -2.6681
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Abbey House is a dwelling that dates back to the 16th century but was significantly remodeled in the 19th century. The building is rendered and has a tiled roof. It stands two storeys tall and features a two-windowed facade with four-pane sash windows set beneath wood lintels and stone sills. The central entrance has a 20th-century door framed by a much-worn moulded stone surround and a heavy lintel. On the left side, there is one window and a stone stack, while the right gable shows remnants of a two-light casement window with a drip.

Inside, there is a 16th-century stone fireplace with a moulded surround that features fleur-de-lys in the spandrels, along with Art Nouveau details on the cheeks. The interior also has remnants of a decorative plastered ceiling, which includes corner swags and a moulded cornice, possibly from the 17th century. Upstairs, there are some light timber-framed partitions and chamfered beams. The staircase at the center back has been replaced, and there are remains of a two-light stone mullioned casement window. Some walls of the house are unusually thick.

Local climate

Abbey 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 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% 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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