The Malthouse is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1968. A C17 House. 3 related planning applications.

The Malthouse

WRENN ID
turning-mortar-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1968
Type
House
Address
The Malthouse, the Plain, Norton St. Philip, BA2 7LT
OS grid reference
ST 773 558
Coordinates
51.30176, -2.3256
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Malthouse is a house that dates from the 17th century and has undergone later alterations. It is constructed of coursed rubble Doulting stone with ashlar quoins. The roof is made of stone slate, featuring a gable with a coped left side and a plain right side, along with an end stone stack. The building has a two-storey 'L'-shaped plan and a four-window front, with the entrance located between the first and second windows. The entrance features a six-fielded and moulded panel door set in a square head frame. There is a wide segmental stone arch with double doors leading to a cart entrance, situated under the third window, which is an angular bay with fixed glazed panels divided into six panes. The property also has two- and three-light stone mullion windows, which are fitted with 19th-century casements. It is believed that the building evolved from a standard medieval three-room and cross-passage house, according to a report from August 1981.

Local climate

The Malthouse receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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