Priory Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Sefton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1999. Pair of houses. 3 related planning applications.

Priory Cottage

WRENN ID
south-plinth-thrush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sefton
Constituency
Southport MP: Patrick Hurley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 July 1999
Type
Pair of houses
Address
Priory Cottage, 53 and 53a, Shellfield Road, PR9 9US
OS grid reference
SD 362 195
Coordinates
53.66875, -2.96672
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Priory Cottage is a pair of houses, likely dating from the late 18th century and subsequently altered. The exterior is white-painted render, probably on a brick structure, with a slate roof. The houses follow a single-depth plan.

They are single-storey, with two windows to No.53 and three windows to No.53A. No.53 features two small-paned casement windows of 20th-century origin, and a flat-roofed, glazed porch situated between them. No.53A has transomed casement windows with two, three, and three lights respectively. A gable chimney is located to the left of No.53, while a ridge chimney is positioned on No.53A. The interior was not inspected.

The cottages form a pleasing group with No.54 opposite and with the surrounding similar houses on Shellfield Road, which, though variously altered, collectively represent the pre-industrial character of the area.

Local climate

Priory Cottage sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% 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 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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 — 5 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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