Ditcheat House or Ditcheat Manor is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1961. Manor house. 1 related planning application.

Ditcheat House or Ditcheat Manor

WRENN ID
strange-dormer-flax
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 June 1961
Type
Manor house
Address
Ditcheat House or Ditcheat Manor, BA4 6RF
OS grid reference
ST 625 363
Coordinates
51.12537, -2.53619
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Ditcheat House, also known as Ditcheat Manor, is a manor house that has been divided into flats. It dates from the early 17th century, with some alterations from the 18th and 19th centuries, and further work in the 20th century. The building is constructed of coursed and squared rubble, with some ashlar stone, coped verges, and tile roofs, featuring brick stacks. It stands two storeys high with an attic and has a five-bay front with a one-bay projection. The windows are all 2-light stone-mullioned with ovolo-moulded iron casements and square-paned lead lights. Continuous weathered strings are raised over the window heads, and there are gabled attic dormers on each side, also with 2-light stone-mullioned windows and labels, topped with good large pierced finials.

The house features a projecting two-storey gabled porch with a window on the first floor, a label, and a finial. The freestone doorcase has a semi-circular head with a key and imposts, a square frame, and carved spandrels, leading to a studded inner door. The rear elevation is irregular, with similar windows, five large gables, moulded copings, and stall ball finials. Inside, there is a panelled solar on the first floor and a ground floor with a 17th-century chimneypiece featuring carving and a painted overmantel. Additional interior features include ornamental plasterwork, doors, and fireplaces. A notable staircase has carved baluster panels and square newels, with pendants leading off the hall to the rear.

Local climate

Ditcheat House or Ditcheat Manor 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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