The Old Manse is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1974. House.
The Old Manse
- WRENN ID
- proud-belfry-mint
- 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
- The Old Manse, 12, Sheppards Barton, Frome
- OS grid reference
- ST 774 479
- Coordinates
- 51.23044, -2.32381
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Manse is a late 18th-century detached building located in Sheppards Barton. It stands two storeys high and is constructed of rubble with an 'M' pitch roof on the front slope, while the rear features Marley tiles and pantiles. The building has stone chimneys at each end and three windows, with the outer ones being wider. These windows are glazing bar sashes set in raised surrounds, which have ogee moulding on the outer edges and beading on the inner edges. Above the central six-panel door, there are carved brackets supporting a pediment. Additionally, there is a side door located on the north side.
Local climate
The Old Manse 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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