The Friary is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 August 1952. Large house. 5 related planning applications.
The Friary
- WRENN ID
- still-lancet-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 August 1952
- Type
- Large house
- Address
- The Friary, Richmond, DL10 4UJ
- OS grid reference
- NZ 170 010
- Coordinates
- 54.40493, -1.73848
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Friary is a large 18th-century house that now serves as the Headmaster's House of Richmond School. It stands three storeys tall and is currently roughcast with a new roof. The building features seven windows with hung sashes that include glazing bars. A moulded stone eaves cornice adds to its architectural detail. The main entrance is located at the extreme left and is framed by a painted stone case with reeded pilasters that form brackets, a reeded frieze, and a cornice with small modillions. Above the door is a semi-circular radiating fanlight. There is also a plain doorway on the side elevation. An extension added in 1898 on the right side includes a canted bay window on the ground floor, while a modern extension has been added to the rear. The structure incorporates masonry from the 16th century and older. The Friary, along with Grey Friars Tower, gates, gate piers, walling, and No. 4 (Friary Lodge), forms a group.
Local climate
The Friary receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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