Derelict House at Fernhill Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1987. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.
Derelict House at Fernhill Farm
- WRENN ID
- ghost-step-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1987
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Derelict House at Fernhill Farm, Priddy, BS40 6LD
- OS grid reference
- ST 528 555
- Coordinates
- 51.29703, -2.67804
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a derelict farmhouse dating from the mid-to-late 18th century. It is built on a rubble core and has been rendered, with a triple Roman tile roof and a rendered and brick stack. The house is an example of Gothick style architecture. It has two storeys and originally comprised three bays, with stone mullioned windows featuring 2, 3, and 4 lights respectively, each light with a pointed arch head and a stopped label with enriched spandrels. A central door opening with an ogee head is present, with a plank door. The interior retains contemporary fittings from the period of construction.
Local climate
Derelict House at Fernhill Farm receives an average of 850 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2018
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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