Rockwells House and Wall is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1961. House. 2 related planning applications.

Rockwells House and Wall

WRENN ID
odd-cupola-root
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 June 1961
Type
House
Address
Rockwells House and Wall, Batcombe, BA4 6HD
OS grid reference
ST 686 388
Coordinates
51.14818, -2.44974
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Rockwells House is a house located in Batcombe, dating from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. It is constructed of rubble with a colourwashed return, dressed quoins, coped verges, and a slate roof with ashlar stacks. The building has two storeys and an attic, featuring three bays. The windows include 2-, 3-, and 4-light moulded stone-mullioned designs, with most lights fitted with 19th-century Gothick casements and glazing bars. The central door opening is framed by a moulded freestone surround with an arched head, leading to a 20th-century panelled door. Above the door is a small freestone plaque depicting a lamb's head in relief. A covered porch with a glazed roof connects to a 19th-century moulded stone door frame on the roadside, which has a 4-centred arch head and a panelled door. On either side of the porch, there are runs of rubble wall with freestone coping. The south facade showcases a fine 18th-century design with sash windows. Inside, there are notable features including fireplaces, beams, a doorcase, a staircase, and ornamental plasterwork.

Local climate

Rockwells House and Wall 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 greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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