Rowans is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 November 1973. House. 1 related planning application.

Rowans

WRENN ID
hushed-thatch-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 November 1973
Type
House
Address
Rowans, East Street, Petworth, Chichester
OS grid reference
SU 977 217
Coordinates
50.98723, -0.60905
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Rowans is a building located on East Street in Petworth, originally included as a house adjoining Myrtle Cottage to the north. It features an early 19th-century front that likely covers an older structure. The building is two storeys high and has three windows. It is constructed of red brick and has a modillion eaves cornice along with a hipped tiled roof. The glazing bars are intact. The doorway is adorned with pilasters and has a flat hood supported by brackets, a rectangular fanlight, and a door with six fielded panels.

Local climate

Rowans 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 — 7 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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