The Old Presbytery is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1983. A C17 Presbytery. 3 related planning applications.

The Old Presbytery

WRENN ID
spare-moat-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 February 1983
Type
Presbytery
Address
The Old Presbytery, Cork Street, Frome, BA11 1ET
OS grid reference
ST 774 481
Coordinates
51.2324, -2.32405
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Presbytery is a 17th-century structure that incorporates part of a medieval building, remodelled with extensions during the mid-19th century. It incorporates the manor house of St Catherine's and is constructed of rubble with a pantile roof. The building has an irregular eastern facade, featuring an 18th-century gabled projection to the left with a single range of windows and a two-story annexe to the right, above a mid-19th century door. A small gable sits over a dormer, and there is a range of casement windows, with part of a 15th or 16th century moulded window head set into the wall. The right side has an uneven gable with a cross at the apex and a paired lancet window below, part of a two-story chapel wing also with paired lancets. The rear of the building has a gable to the attic, with mid-19th century glazing bar sash windows in three ranges, and a chapel wing at right angles to the left. The building is included on the list for its historical interest.

Local climate

The Old Presbytery 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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  • Sale history — 8 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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  • Radon risk assessment
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