West Bank House is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1952. House. 1 related planning application.

West Bank House

WRENN ID
final-courtyard-honey
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peak District National Park
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 October 1952
Type
House
Address
West Bank House, Town End, Longnor, Staffordshire Moorlands
OS grid reference
SK 087 649
Coordinates
53.18154, -1.87024
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

West Bank House is a house dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of coursed stone and features a blue machine tile roof with verge parapets and stone stacks at both ends and the center. The building is two stories tall and has a four-window front. It includes a plinth and raised chamfered quoins. The windows are glazing bar sashes with raised stone surrounds and a cornice at the ground floor. The entrance is located to the left of center and is framed by a pilastered surround, a decorated frieze and cornice, a diagonal bar overlight, and a four-panel door, which is accessed by entrance steps.

Local climate

West Bank House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2025
  • 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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