The Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1987. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

The Cottage

WRENN ID
stony-finial-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Harborough
Constituency
South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 March 1987
Type
Cottage
Address
The Cottage, St Peters Road, Arnesby, LE8 5WJ
OS grid reference
SP 617 923
Coordinates
52.52572, -1.09112
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Cottage is a cottage dating from the late 16th century or early 17th century. It is constructed with a timber frame, featuring brick panel infilling and a thatched roof. The original dwelling consists of three wide bays and is one and a half storeys high. Each bay has one three-light casement window, and there are two three-light eyebrow dormers above. There is no visible sill beam. The structure is built using post and truss construction with arch bracing, and there is an arch braced middle rail in the left-hand bay only. The gable wall comprises two bays with a tie beam and a simple A framed truss above. The entrance is located at the rear in a small brick gable, which is adjoined by a taller wing built around 1950. The cottage features gable and axial stacks.

Local climate

The Cottage receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2007
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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