Ringwell House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1988. Country villa. 3 related planning applications.
Ringwell House
- WRENN ID
- western-storey-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1988
- Type
- Country villa
- Address
- Ringwell House, Wraxall Road, Ditcheat, BA4 6RE
- OS grid reference
- ST 621 365
- Coordinates
- 51.12688, -2.54176
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Ringwell House is a country villa dating from the mid-19th century. It was originally built as a rectory. The house is constructed of cut and squared lias stone, with wide bracketed eaves, a slate roof, and later brick stacks, except for one original stack made of ashlar. It features freestone dressings in an Italianate style.
The main south-facing garden front has a 1:1 bay arrangement, with the left bay stepped forward slightly and topped with a front-facing gable and a first-floor band. The windows are sash windows; those on the first floor have nine panes and freestone surrounds, with the window to the left featuring a semi-circular head and radiating strapwork tracery. Ground-floor windows are larger sash windows with wider glazing bars, and a large, single-storey, stone bay is located on the left side, with a blocking course. The left return side is built in a similar style.
The entrance front is on the right return, featuring a large, emphasised ashlar porch with semi-circular headed openings, a central large opening and smaller openings to each side, paired single-panelled doors, and a clear-glazed fanlight.
A single-story coach house is attached to the rear, built in a simpler, conforming style.
The interior retains contemporary features, including ornamental plasterwork, fireplaces, window shutters, doors, and a staircase.
Local climate
Ringwell House 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 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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