Woodend is a Grade II* listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1953. Villa. 2 related planning applications.
Woodend
- WRENN ID
- silver-trefoil-laurel
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby MP: Alison Hume (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 December 1953
- Type
- Villa
- Address
- Woodend, the Crescent, Scarborough, YO11 2PW
- OS grid reference
- TA 041 881
- Coordinates
- 54.27845, -0.40233
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Woodend is a villa built around 1835-1840, originally belonging to the Sitwell family in Scarborough. The building has two storeys and an attic, constructed from ashlar stone. It features a string course at the first floor, a cornice, and a blocking course, topped with a low pitch hipped slate roof. The rectangular structure displays some plain late neo-Greek architectural details and has five bay fronts with glazing bar sash windows, except for the west side, which includes a two-storey service extension.
The north front has a central recessed panel for the doorway, with a window above it. The entrance features a panelled door surrounded by a stone frame with incised panelled pilasters, scroll brackets, and a cornice. The east front boasts a tall central stair window, while the south front has a continuous first-floor balcony supported by a segmental arched arcade. There is also a large greenhouse attached to the east side of the villa. The interior has been altered by Sir G Sitwell and later for use as a museum. Woodend is set in attractive grounds that extend down to the valley.
Woodend, along with the Art Gallery, Londesborough Lodge, and The White House (which includes gates and gate piers), forms an important architectural group.
Local climate
Woodend receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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- 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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