The Croft is a Grade II listed building in the Erewash local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 November 1986. Cottage.
The Croft
- WRENN ID
- nether-cloister-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Erewash
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire MP: Jonathan Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 November 1986
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Croft, 5 and 6, Brackley Gate, Morley
- OS grid reference
- SK 391 424
- Coordinates
- 52.9779, -1.41879
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Croft is a pair of cottages dating from the 17th century, with alterations made in the 19th century. They are constructed from coursed squared gritstone with gritstone dressings and have a plain tile roof. The cottages are arranged in a T-plan and rise to two storeys.
The east elevation features two bays. There is a blocked three-light chamfered mullion window with a hoodmould. To the right, there is a doorway with a Tudor arch and a moulded stone surround, which contains a 19th-century door and is enclosed within a lean-to conservatory. Further to the right is a two-light casement window, which was formerly a mullion window, also with a chamfered stone surround. Above this, there is a similar window, and to the left, a blocked two-light chamfered mullion window.
The south elevation has two bays, with a projecting gabled bay on the right. This bay contains a two-light casement window on each floor, featuring stone lintels, sills, and jambs, with the lower window having a hoodmould. The left bay has two similar windows and a Tudor arched doorway with a chamfered surround and a 20th-century door. Inside, the cottages have exposed beams.
Local climate
The Croft receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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