The Red House is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1955. Dwelling. 1 related planning application.
The Red House
- WRENN ID
- white-oriel-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1955
- Type
- Dwelling
- Address
- The Red House, Lower High Street, Newnham, GL14 1BW
- OS grid reference
- SO 691 119
- Coordinates
- 51.8054, -2.44821
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Red House is a dwelling built in the mid-18th century. It is constructed of brick with a parapet and features a Welsh slate roof. The building has painted stone quoins and a painted slag block plinth. It stands three storeys tall and has three windows, which are fitted with sashes that include glazing bars set in deep reveals. The windows are topped with brick rubbed arches that have stone keys. To the right, there is a six-panel door, with the top two panels being glazed, and it is framed by an architrave. The door is accessed by four steps, with spear-head baluster rails on either side. The property also has a part basement.
Local climate
The Red House receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- 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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