Hind's Cottages Numbers 1 and 2 (Smirk Yard) is a Grade II listed building in the Stockton-on-Tees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 June 1985. House. 2 related planning applications.

Hind's Cottages Numbers 1 and 2 (Smirk Yard)

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Constituency
Stockton North MP: Chris McDonald (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 June 1985
Type
House
Address
Hind's Cottages Numbers 1 and 2 (Smirk Yard), High Street, TS20 1DN
OS grid reference
NZ 446 216
Coordinates
54.58828, -1.30992
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Hind's Cottages Numbers 1 and 2, located in Smirk Yard, date from the 18th century and were altered in the early to mid-19th century. The cottages are two storeys high and have two windows on the first floor, although they originally had three. They are constructed of brick, with older brick visible below, and feature stucco lintels on the ground floor. The roof is made of pantiles with raised verges and includes two brick chimneys. The windows have glazing bars, with No 1 having casement windows and No 2 featuring sash windows, including one Yorkshire sash on the ground floor to the left. The windows are set in flush moulded frames.

Local climate

Hind's Cottages Numbers 1 and 2 (Smirk Yard) receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2004
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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