32, Tong End is a Grade II listed building in the Rossendale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1984. Cottage.

32, Tong End

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rossendale
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen MP: Andy MacNae (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1984
Type
Cottage
Address
32, Tong End, Whitworth, OL12 8BJ
OS grid reference
SD 883 186
Coordinates
53.66408, -2.1785
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

32 Tong End is a 18th-century cottage located at right angles to the rear of No. 30. It is constructed from coursed sandstone rubble and features a stone slate roof with a chimney on the left gable. The cottage is single-depth with two small bays and stands two storeys high, facing away from the road. The garden front has a plain doorway and a window on each floor to the left. The rear of the building includes two windows on each floor, one of which has a flush mullion. The interior has been renovated. This cottage is listed for its group value in relation to Nos. 29 and 30 Tong Lane.

Local climate

32, Tong End sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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