The Lynch is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1959. Detached house.

The Lynch

WRENN ID
dark-timber-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 April 1959
Type
Detached house
Address
The Lynch, Behind Berry, Somerton
OS grid reference
ST 490 288
Coordinates
51.05656, -2.72806
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Lynch is a detached house, likely built between 1800 and 1830, with a roof modified in the late 19th century. It is constructed from local lias stone cut to resemble ashlar, featuring Ham stone dressings. The roof is hipped and covered with Welsh slate, topped with a central belvedere and bracketed eaves, along with stone chimney stacks.

The house has two storeys with an attic. The east elevation consists of three bays, with the center bay projecting slightly and topped with a shallow parapet. The upper section features 9-pane sash windows in plain openings, while the lower section has Venetian windows set in semi-circular arches, adorned with radial fluted panels in the Adam style and under gauged stonework. The center of the lower section has a pair of part-glazed doors accessed by two steps, framed by an open porch supported by Tuscan columns and pilasters, complete with a full entablature.

The north elevation has four bays and the west elevation has three bays, both of which include some blind windows and plain sash windows below. There are also some later 19th-century lean-to extensions on the south side. The interior appears to have been little altered, retaining much of its Regency detailing.

Local climate

The Lynch receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% 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 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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