God's Providence Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 August 1972. House.

God's Providence Cottage

WRENN ID
half-steeple-merlin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire MP: Ashley Dalton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 August 1972
Type
House
Address
God's Providence Cottage, 31, Tower Hill, Ormskirk, L39 2EE
OS grid reference
SD 423 082
Coordinates
53.56775, -2.87211
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

God's Providence Cottage is a small house dated 1690 above the doorway, although it was remodeled in the late 18th century or early 19th century. The building is constructed of coursed squared sandstone with quoins, while the left gable is rendered. It features a slate roof with rendered gable chimneys. The layout is a rectangular double-depth plan created by additions to the rear of the original single-depth range.

The cottage has two low storeys and two symmetrical windows, with remnants of a former drip-band at the left end. The central doorway is notable for its unusual raised roll-moulded surround made of red sandstone. Above the doorway is a large rectangular stone plaque with a similar surround, featuring sunk panels in the lower corners and an inscription that reads: "GODS PROVIDENCE/IS OUR IN HERITANCE/GHA/1690."

Each floor contains two oblong windows, with the ground floor windows having massive rectangular lintels made of red sandstone. All windows have raised sills and 20th-century three-light casements. On the left gable wall, there is a small blocked one-light window with a chamfered surround located towards the rear at ground floor level. The interior has been remodeled, but oak purlins can be seen at the first floor.

Local climate

God's Providence Cottage sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,220 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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