The Outlook is a Grade II listed building in the Derbyshire Dales local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1985. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

The Outlook

WRENN ID
stubborn-rubble-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Derbyshire Dales
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 July 1985
Type
Cottage
Address
The Outlook, Hall Lane, Shirley, DE6 3AZ
OS grid reference
SK 221 430
Coordinates
52.98455, -1.67211
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Outlook is a cottage built in the early 19th century. It is constructed of red brick and features plain tile roofs along with decorative fretted barge boards. The building has a central triple shafted ridge stack and is a single storey plus attics.

On the east elevation, there is a gabled porch that contains a 20th-century half-glazed door, with windows in the side walls featuring diamond glazing. Above, there is a 2-light window that has a returned brick hoodmould, pointed lights, and diamond glazing. The north elevation showcases a canted window with diamond glazing, followed by a single-storey projecting gabled bay that has a small square window with a returned brick hoodmould. To the right, there is a lower gabled bay with a 2-light window beneath a flat arch, also featuring diamond glazing.

Local climate

The Outlook receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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