The Pound is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1969. Commercial. 1 related planning application.
The Pound
- WRENN ID
- last-forge-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Exmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 May 1969
- Type
- Commercial
- Address
- The Pound, West Street, Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6SN
- OS grid reference
- SS 988 433
- Coordinates
- 51.18058, -3.4486
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pound is a stone structure, likely dating from the 18th century, and is rectangular in shape with rounded angles facing the road. The entrance is located at the right end of the front wall, and there is a modern wrought-iron gate, which is not included in the listing. Additionally, there is a slit opening in the end wall.
Local climate
The Pound sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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