The Laurels is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1987. House.

The Laurels

WRENN ID
dusk-paling-holly
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 October 1987
Type
House
Address
The Laurels, Hambridge and Westport
OS grid reference
ST 384 197
Coordinates
50.97388, -2.87831
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Laurels is a house built in the early 19th century, constructed from coursed and squared lias with a slate roof and coped verges. It features a later brick stack and is designed in the Tudor-Gothic style. The building has two storeys and two bays, with 2-light casements on the first floor that have ornamental glazing bars set in freestone surrounds, complete with labels and small gablets above. The central door opening contains paired panelled doors and is framed by an ornamental stone porch featuring a 4-centred arch outer door opening. Above this, there is a small panel displaying Gothic text.

Local climate

The Laurels 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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