Thorny House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1984. House.
Thorny House
- WRENN ID
- buried-ledge-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1984
- Type
- House
- Address
- Thorny House, Thorny Lane, Mudford
- OS grid reference
- ST 587 211
- Coordinates
- 50.98864, -2.58911
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Thorny House is a building that was originally two gamekeepers' cottages, now converted into one house. It dates from 1835 and is constructed of local stone that is squared and coursed with a pecked finish. The roof is made of Welsh slate and features coped gables, along with brick chimney stacks at each end. The house is two stories tall and has three bays, with entrances located in the gable walls.
The windows are primarily 2-light casements set in plain openings, which have voussoired flat arches. The lower window in the second bay is a later addition, off centre, and has a cement surround. Beneath the central upper window, there is a carved plaque made of Ham stone bearing the arms of John Goodford of Chilton Cantelo, along with the date 1835. Additionally, there are horizontal sliding sash windows in the gable walls. It is noted that John Goodford passed away in 1835.
Local climate
Thorny House 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 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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