Ken House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1974. House. 3 related planning applications.

Ken House

WRENN ID
hushed-pillar-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 January 1974
Type
House
Address
Ken House, Cork Street, Frome, BA11 1BL
OS grid reference
ST 775 481
Coordinates
51.23169, -2.32258
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Ken House is a building probably dating from the mid to late 18th century. It is constructed of stucco and features rusticated quoins and a simple cornice beneath a modern stone parapet. The roof is covered with pantiles. The house has two storeys, a basement, and an attic, with three dormers on the front. There are five plain sash windows set within architraves. The central door opening is also framed by an architrave and topped with a bracketed pediment. A modern glazed door leads up steps to a moulded stone balcony that spans the three central bays, which is adorned with decorative iron railings. To the left, there is a modern single-storey wing, while to the right, there is a two-storey, mid-19th century, two-bay wing that is set back and features a central door and parapet. A lamp post made by the local iron firm of Singers stands to the left of the house. The interior has been gutted, but the ceiling cornices of the hall and flanking rooms are still visible on the ground floor.

Local climate

Ken House receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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