North East Pavilion and Balustraded Brick Wall, Ven House is a Grade I listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1961. A Late C17 - early C18 Pavilion.
North East Pavilion and Balustraded Brick Wall, Ven House
- WRENN ID
- carved-cellar-bracken
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1961
- Type
- Pavilion
- Address
- North East Pavilion and Balustraded Brick Wall, Ven House, London Road, Milborne Port, DT9 5RA
- OS grid reference
- ST 680 184
- Coordinates
- 50.96436, -2.45584
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The North-East Pavilion and balustraded brick wall at Ven House is a pavilion associated with a country house, built between 1698 and 1730 by Richard Grange for James Medlycott. It is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond, with Ham stone dressings, and features a flat or near-flat roof that is hidden behind a parapet. The pavilion has a rectangular plan, is two storeys high, and consists of three bays by three bays, with a through arch running north to south.
The north elevation has a high stone plinth and Corinthian pilasters at each bay, with the centre bay having doubled pilasters. The parapet is adorned with balustraded open panels. The first and third bays feature 18-pane sash windows set in architraved keystoned surrounds, with niche panels in the plinth below and additional stone panels above. The centre bay has a semi-circular high arch with an architrave and keystone, topped with an uncarved panel above, and is flanked by a large pair of fielded panel gates.
The south elevation is similar but has 12-pane sash windows without keystones in the architrave, and the doors are located in the plinth on both sides. The east elevation has no windows, while the west elevation is quite plain, featuring a long plain recessed stone panel below the parapet.
A link wall curves around to connect with the main house, featuring a rusticated plinth that matches the height of both the pavilion and Ven House, capped by an open balustrade, all constructed in ashlar work. This pavilion is an important part of the setting for a significant country house.
Local climate
North East Pavilion and Balustraded Brick Wall, Ven House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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