Chatham House and Forecourt Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1988. House.
Chatham House and Forecourt Railings
- WRENN ID
- errant-cobalt-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 June 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- Chatham House and Forecourt Railings, Churchway, Curry Rivel
- OS grid reference
- ST 389 251
- Coordinates
- 51.0223, -2.87129
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Chatham House is an early 19th-century house located on the south side of Churchway in Curry Rivel. It features a rendered and colorwashed exterior, wide bracketed eaves, and a hipped slate roof with brick stacks. The house is two stories high and has a symmetrical three-bay frontage, with 12-pane sash windows. The central door opening includes a panelled and glazed door with a transom light above it, framed by a doorcase with plain pilasters and a cornice. The property is complemented by ornamental iron railings surrounding the forecourt.
Local climate
Chatham House and Forecourt Railings 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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