The Caprons and Railings to West is a Grade II* listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1952. A Georgian House.
The Caprons and Railings to West
- WRENN ID
- sombre-gable-wagtail
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1952
- Type
- House
- Period
- Georgian
- Address
- The Caprons and Railings to West, 15 and 16, Keere Street, Lewes
- OS grid reference
- TQ 413 098
- Coordinates
- 50.87094, 0.0069
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Caprons is a house located on Keere Street in Lewes, dating from the early to mid 18th century. It features a façade of grey brick headers with red brick quoins and dressings. The building has a moulded brick cornice and a plain tiled roof with gable parapets, end stacks, and three segment-headed dormers. It stands two storeys high with a basement and attic, and includes a plinth and platband. The front has a regular arrangement of five windows, which are glazing bar sashes with gauged heads and red brick dressed surrounds. The first-floor windows have wooden slats, while the ground-floor windows are fitted with louvred shutters. The central entrance has arched reveals, a panelled door, and a Gothic-glazed fanlight, framed by a Doric pilastered surround that supports an entablature hood. The basement features segment-headed windows. To the west, there are arrow-headed railings surrounding the area.
Local climate
The Caprons and Railings to West 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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