Post Office, and Corless Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1985. House. 3 related planning applications.

Post Office, and Corless Cottages

WRENN ID
peeling-step-furze
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 March 1985
Type
House
Address
Post Office, and Corless Cottages, 19a and 19-28, Ellel, LA2 9AJ
OS grid reference
SD 516 533
Coordinates
53.97425, -2.73923
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A row of mill workers' houses, likely built in 1796 for Clarkson, stands as a testament to the area’s industrial past. The buildings are constructed from sandstone rubble and have a slate roof. The row is three storeys high, with each house originally consisting of one bay. Windows are characterised by plain stone surrounds; most now have sash windows, though some have been replaced with modern frames. Each house originally featured a door to the left and a chimney to the right. The house on the left now incorporates the post office and shop. It retains sash windows with glazing bars on the ground and first floors. The original doorway has been blocked and replaced with a window. A stair window with a plain stone surround is located to the left. Adjoining the main row, and of two storeys, is the original shop, built using similar materials. The shop's end wall features a modern shop front on the ground floor and two modern windows with plain stone surrounds on the first floor. The rear of the houses is of one bay, with a door positioned to the right.

Local climate

Post Office, and Corless Cottages sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,340 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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  • Sale history — 10 transactions since 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
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  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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