The Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1954. Almshouse, dwelling.
The Cottage
- WRENN ID
- cold-minaret-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1954
- Type
- Almshouse, dwelling
- Address
- The Cottage, Aldwark
- OS grid reference
- SE 606 521
- Coordinates
- 53.96171, -1.07715
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cottage is a range of almshouses that has been converted into a single dwelling. It was built in 1730, with alterations made in the mid-19th century and the 20th century. The building was constructed for the Company of Merchant Taylors and features orange-brown mottled brick in English garden-wall bond on a low brick plinth, with a cogged brick cornice, a tiled roof, and brick ridge stacks.
The exterior is a single storey with an eight-window front. There is a three-panel door at the right end, which is accessed by stone steps. The left end has been altered and is linked to Merchant Taylors' Hall. The windows are primarily four-pane sash windows, except for two top-hung lights in altered openings that still have segmental brick arches. To the right of the center, there is an inscribed stone tablet that commemorates the construction of the Hospital by the Company in 1730, listing the names of the Master and Wardens. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Cottage receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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