31 and 32 Waterlip is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1988. Almshouse. 3 related planning applications.
31 and 32 Waterlip
- WRENN ID
- deep-storey-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1988
- Type
- Almshouse
- Address
- 31 and 32 Waterlip, Shepton Mallet, Cranmore, BA4 4RN
- OS grid reference
- ST 659 447
- Coordinates
- 51.20085, -2.48886
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
31 and 32 Waterlip are a row of almshouses that have been converted into two dwellings. A central datestone on the first floor reads "Domino et Pauperibus E.S. 1699," indicating their historical significance. The buildings feature coursed rubble with a weathered string course at the first floor level, eaves, and a 19th-century double-Roman tiled roof with brick stacks. They are two storeys high and consist of three bays on each side.
On the left side, there are 20th-century two-light casements with glazing bars, while the right side has two-light moulded stone-mullioned windows set in moulded freestone surrounds, along with two 19th-century type two-light casements. There are two door openings: to the right, a vertically ribbed door in a chamfered freestone surround, and to the left, a 20th-century plank door with a 20th-century hood.
Additionally, 20th-century garages have been added to each return, but these are not considered of special interest. This building is an unusual example of rural almshouses and is likely the only one of its kind on Mendip.
Local climate
31 and 32 Waterlip 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 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2001
- 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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