Berners is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 April 1961. Cottage.
Berners
- WRENN ID
- empty-newel-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 April 1961
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Berners, 27, East Street, West Coker
- OS grid reference
- ST 521 133
- Coordinates
- 50.9179, -2.68226
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Berners is a cottage dated 1733, constructed from ham stone ashlar on a rubble plinth, with thatch between coped gables and brick end chimney stacks. It is two stories tall and has a symmetrical three-bay facade. The windows feature hollow chamfered mullions with leaded lights; the upper windows have some old glass, while the ground floor windows consist of three lights and the upper windows have two lights. A continuous label runs along the ground floor, interrupted by a segmental pediment above the central doorway, which is inscribed with "1733 William and Mary Barter." The entrance features an early plain boarded door set in a plain chamfered opening, accessed by three steps.
On the east gable, there is a single light window with a label, and on the west gable, there is a two-light window with an extended hood mould. Inside, the cottage has an old fireplace with intact ovens in the east wall, accompanied by a stone spiral staircase. There is also a small stone fireplace from the 18th century in the west wall. The interior features fielded panelling on the dadoes and window seats, deep chamfered beams with run-out stops, '6'-frame collar trusses, and elm floorboards. The partitions are in their early positions, though there are modern rear windows. The Barters, or Barton as noted in the Church Register, married in 1733 and are recorded as having rebuilt the dwelling house.
Local climate
Berners receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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