The Old Estate Office is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1955. Office.

The Old Estate Office

WRENN ID
twelfth-tin-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1955
Type
Office
Address
The Old Estate Office, Petworth, Chichester
OS grid reference
SU 976 218
Coordinates
50.98789, -0.61034
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Estate Office is an office building located at Petworth House, originally constructed by the Duke of Somerset in the early 18th century. The building was significantly enlarged on the east side by Anthony Salvin between 1868 and 1872, during which it was connected to the main house by a porte cochere. It is a single-storey structure featuring two windows on its west-facing side, built of ashlar with a slate roof. Additionally, it connects to the Servants' wing via a small corridor that has two windows.

Local climate

The Old Estate Office 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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