The Refectory is a Grade I listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1959. A C13 House. 1 related planning application.
The Refectory
- WRENN ID
- dusk-pavement-fern
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1959
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Refectory, Petworth Road, Easebourne, Chichester, GU29 0AJ
- OS grid reference
- SU 894 224
- Coordinates
- 50.9949, -0.72618
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Refectory is a Grade I listed building located on the south side of Petworth Road in Easebourne. Originally constructed in the 13th century, it served as the refectory of the Priory and was part of the south side of the cloister. The building is made of Hythe sandstone rubble with ashlar quoins and features a tiled roof. It has three stone buttresses and pointed windows, each consisting of two lancets. In the 17th century, the east end was partitioned off to create a pigeon-house, and it has a tile-hung gable end. The structure is two storeys high and contains three windows.
Local climate
The Refectory receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 1 application
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