Becketts is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1971. Building.

Becketts

WRENN ID
swift-pier-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 October 1971
Type
Building
Address
Becketts, Droke Lane, East Dean, Chichester
OS grid reference
SU 906 130
Coordinates
50.91023, -0.71248
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Becketts is a restored 18th-century building that was originally two cottages. It stands two storeys high and features four windows. The exterior is faced with flints, complemented by red brick dressings and quoins. The roof is hipped and tiled. The building has casement windows. There is a modern addition at the east end that matches the original structure, along with other modern additions located behind to the north.

Local climate

Becketts receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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