Making a Grade 2 listed 1680s town house greener

The Council's Historic Environment Team Leader will be there 11.00 am Wed 11th, and the architect who specified the works and the traditional lime plasterer should be on site on the Friday - all will be pleased to answer questions. See: solar panels hidden on valley roof, and battery storage. Conservatory with triple glazing. Double secondary magnetic glazing to old windows. Underfloor insulation on ground floor - two types: recycled newspaper in one, multi-foil sheeting in the other. We have planning permission for an air source heat pump and will share all the details, but installation has been delayed till October. We have installed an electric hob, so soon we can stop using gas altogether.

In addition to extensive insulation and energy reduction works, we also repointed the rear flint wall (which was part of the city south wall).

The owners will start tours on the hour.

We hope this will be of interest to people who are wondering what they can do to their own homes, as well as people interested in old houses.

Timings & Tours

Wednesday 11 September:

10.00 - 16.00

Friday 13 September:

10.00 - 16.00

Location & directions

12 St. Swithun Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9JP

Directions:

No visitor parking. 5-10 mins walk from several car parks and the bus station, 20 mins from rail station.

Contact on day:

Chris Holloway

Telephone number:

+447779283451

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking preferred

Booking conditions:

Please book if you can. We will try to fit in people who just turn up but we can't promise there will be room for you.

Booking website:

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hampshire-history-trust

Booking opens:

15 Jul 2024 12:00 AM

Booking closes:

13 Sep 2024 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

The house has flat access to garden, small step to ground floor (and WC), stairs to 1st and 2nd floors. There is a small pond in the garden so visitors need to keep an eye on children.

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:

16

Est. tour duration:

1 hour(s)

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