The Servant's Wing is a Grade II* listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1955. A Georgian Servant's block.

The Servant's Wing

WRENN ID
noble-joist-storm
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1955
Type
Servant's block
Period
Georgian
Address
The Servant's Wing, Petworth, Chichester
OS grid reference
SU 976 219
Coordinates
50.98827, -0.6102
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Servant's Wing is a Grade II* listed servant's block located to the east of Petworth House. It was likely built around the same time as the Duke of Somerset's rebuilding of the house in the early 18th century. This long, detached rectangular building has two storeys and features thirteen windows. The exterior is made of ashlar stone and includes a moulded eaves cornice and a blocking course. The hipped roof is covered with Horsham slabs, and the glazing bars are intact. The central doorway is framed by a moulded architrave and has a rectangular fanlight above it, topped with a pediment. The building is connected to the main house by an underground passage.

Local climate

The Servant's Wing receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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