Somerset Lodge is a Grade II* listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1955. House. 3 related planning applications.

Somerset Lodge

WRENN ID
ancient-storey-thyme
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
House
Address
Somerset Lodge, North Street, Petworth, Chichester, GU28 0DG
OS grid reference
SU 976 219
Coordinates
50.98896, -0.60947
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Somerset Lodge is a house dated 1653. It is a three-storey building with three windows, constructed of ashlar and featuring stringcourses. A projecting two-storey porch is centrally positioned. The roofline is defined by three shaped gables, each with kneelers and ball finials at the apex, and additional finials flanking the gables. The windows are casement windows with stone mullions and transoms. A date stone is positioned above the doorway. The building has group value.

Local climate

Somerset Lodge 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 1999
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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  • 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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