The Manse is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

The Manse

WRENN ID
unlit-stair-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 May 1985
Type
Cottage
Address
The Manse, High Street, Petworth, Chichester, GU28 0AU
OS grid reference
SU 978 215
Coordinates
50.98496, -0.60745
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The Manse is an early 19th-century cottage located on the south side of Petworth High Street. It stands two storeys high and features two windows along with one window space. The building is constructed of red brick and has a modillion eaves cornice. The roof is hipped and covered with tiles. The glazing bars are missing, and there is a porch made of solid tupe.

Local climate

The Manse 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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