The Covert is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 November 1973. House.

The Covert

WRENN ID
last-iron-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 November 1973
Type
House
Address
The Covert, East Street, Petworth, Chichester, GU28 0AB
OS grid reference
SU 977 217
Coordinates
50.98709, -0.60888
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Covert is a house that dates from the 17th century or earlier. It features a timber-framed structure with plaster infilling and curved braces, while the ground floor is covered in stucco. The roof is tiled. The first floor has small oriel windows that project on four brackets, with casements that contain small square panes. There are modern shop windows on the ground floor. The building has two storeys and an attic, with two windows and two dormers.

Local climate

The Covert 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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