Pair of Lodge Cottages at Entrance to Downhill House is a Grade II listed building in the South Tyneside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1977. House.

Pair of Lodge Cottages at Entrance to Downhill House

WRENN ID
former-mantel-thyme
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Tyneside
Constituency
Jarrow and Gateshead East MP: Kate Osborne (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 August 1977
Type
House
Address
Pair of Lodge Cottages at Entrance to Downhill House, Downhill Lane
OS grid reference
NZ 347 604
Coordinates
54.9374, -1.45934
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This pair of lodge cottages dates from the 18th century and is located at the entrance to Downhill House in West Boldon. The eastern cottage features rendered stone with a pantiled roof and stands two storeys high, although the second storey is very low. It has a central door framed by a stone architrave, with a sash window to the left and a blank wall to the right. Above, there are two small windows. The gable facing the road includes a large Gothick window, a decorative band that extends along the front eaves, and a crenellated parapet. The roof is hipped at the other end, and there is a chimney at the rear. The western cottage, also made of rendered stone, has an empty Gothick window in the gable, a decorative band, and a crenellated parapet. This cottage is currently derelict and lacks a roof.

Local climate

Pair of Lodge Cottages at Entrance to Downhill House receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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