Ryders Wells, Lewes is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 August 1965. House. 5 related planning applications.
Ryders Wells, Lewes
- WRENN ID
- riven-obsidian-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 August 1965
- Type
- House
- Address
- Ryders Wells, Lewes, South Malling, Ringmer, BN8 5RN
- OS grid reference
- TQ 431 124
- Coordinates
- 50.89343, 0.03399
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Ryder’s Wells is an early 19th-century house, likely designed by the Brighton architect Amon Henry Wilds. It comprises two parallel ranges, with two storeys and an attic. The south front is faced with cement and features a curved bay on all floors. The ground floor is rusticated, with a string course, cornice, and parapet featuring panels of imitation balustrading. The slate roof is topped by this parapet. Windows have Venetian shutters and intact glazing bars. The north wall is constructed of red brick. A later porch has been added.
Local climate
Ryders Wells, Lewes receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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