Offices to Ansford Factory is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1986. Offices.
Offices to Ansford Factory
- WRENN ID
- mired-portal-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1986
- Type
- Offices
- Address
- Offices to Ansford Factory, Upper High Street, Castle Cary
- OS grid reference
- ST 643 324
- Coordinates
- 51.09051, -2.51054
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is the original offices for the Ansford Factory, likely constructed in 1851. It is made from Hadspen stone that has been cut and squared, topped with a Welsh slate roof between coped gables. The structure is two storeys high and features five bays, along with a later linking bay that connects to the main mill building. The sash windows have 16 panes and are set in plain openings, with voussoirs and keystones above flat arches that stand out. There is no window in the lower part of bay three. The entrance door is from the 20th century and is located in the lower part of bay one. The link extension matches the original design, but its sash windows have four panes. The interiors have been somewhat modified. This building was part of the original horsehair and general weaving establishment of John Boyd, who moved it from South Cary to the grounds of Ochiltree House in 1851.
Local climate
Offices to Ansford Factory receives an average of 860 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 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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