The Old Manse and Rest Harrow is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1988. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
The Old Manse and Rest Harrow
- WRENN ID
- stranded-spandrel-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 June 1988
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Old Manse and Rest Harrow, Wiltown, Curry Rivel, TA10 0JF
- OS grid reference
- ST 391 251
- Coordinates
- 51.02208, -2.86873
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A pair of cottages, likely dating from the 1840s. They are constructed of coursed and squared lias stone with slate roofs featuring wide eaves and brick stacks. The cottages have two storeys and a symmetrical, 3-bay by 3-bay facade. They contain 16-pane sash windows; the central window on the first floor of the second cottage (Rest Harrow) has been blocked. There are two door openings, each with a good, paired half-glazed door.
Local climate
The Old Manse and Rest Harrow receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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