The Pedestrian Entrance to Petworth House the Visitors' Entrance to Petworth House, Church Street, and the Ledge Adjoining is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Cottage. 12 related planning applications.
The Pedestrian Entrance to Petworth House the Visitors' Entrance to Petworth House, Church Street, and the Ledge Adjoining
- WRENN ID
- fading-turret-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 May 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- OS grid reference
- SU 976 218
- Coordinates
- 50.98766, -0.61019
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pedestrian Entrance to Petworth House, also known as the Visitors' Entrance, is a cottage built in the mid-19th century, likely designed by Anthony Salvin between 1869 and 1871. It stands two storeys tall and features two windows. The structure is constructed of ashlar stone and includes a cornice and blocking course. The roof is made of slate. The windows are narrow sash types without glazing bars, and there is a small bay on the ground floor.
Local climate
The Pedestrian Entrance to Petworth House the Visitors' Entrance to Petworth House, Church Street, and the Ledge Adjoining 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 12 applications
- 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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