Woodlands (Danesford School National Childrens Homes) is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1950. House. 5 related planning applications.
Woodlands (Danesford School National Childrens Homes)
- WRENN ID
- watchful-bastion-meadow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 July 1950
- Type
- House
- Address
- Woodlands (Danesford School National Childrens Homes), West Road, Congleton
- OS grid reference
- SJ 851 631
- Coordinates
- 53.16511, -2.22288
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A late 18th century detached house, set back from the road within extensive grounds, and formerly known as Mortlake House. The house is constructed of red brick with a stone plinth, and extends to two storeys. It has five sash windows, each with a flat brick arch and stone sills. A doorway is accompanied by later glazed doors and a porch constructed of stone in the Roman Doric style. A two-storey semi-circular bay window projects from the east side, and a moulded wood eaves cornice runs around the building, surmounted by a hipped slate roof. The interior features a plain, oval hall with an elliptical staircase. Woodlands, along with Danesford School and an obelisk located within the grounds of Danesford School, form a group. The date of listing 28.7.74 has been amended to 28.7.50.
Local climate
Woodlands (Danesford School National Childrens Homes) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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 sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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