King's Orchard is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1986. A C17 House.
King's Orchard
- WRENN ID
- noble-postern-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1986
- Type
- House
- Address
- King's Orchard, Hyde Lane, Whitminster
- OS grid reference
- SO 774 086
- Coordinates
- 51.77628, -2.32753
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
King's Orchard is a small detached house, likely built in the early 17th century, with a rear extension added in the 20th century. The house features square panel timber-framing with rendered and painted brick infill set on a stone and brick plinth. The rear wing is constructed of brick, and the roof is tiled. A large brick lateral stack is located at the rear, while the original stack has been removed.
The house was originally a single range of two storeys and an attic, with the rear wing creating a T-shape. The south front displays a central shingled gable with projecting eaves. It has a four-light diamond wood mullion window above a five-light window in the centre, with a two-light window to the left and a three-light window to the right. There is a studded plank door to the right of the five-light window, although some of the windows and framing have been partially renewed.
The right gable end is mostly faced with brick. The left gable end originally featured three oriel windows; the lower two remain, along with part of the attic oriel, which is set in a timber-framed gable supported by diagonal and downward curving braces. The attic once had a very small four-light oriel, but now only notches for the mullions remain, with the glazing replaced by a recessed two-light window. On the first floor, there is a three-light square oriel above a ground floor canted four-light window, both topped with tiles.
Local climate
King's Orchard receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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