Elizabeth Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1979. Cottage.
Elizabeth Cottages
- WRENN ID
- dusted-steel-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1979
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Elizabeth Cottages, 1, 2 and 3, Lutterworth Road, Shawell
- OS grid reference
- SP 545 803
- Coordinates
- 52.41819, -1.19887
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Elizabeth Cottages is a row of three cottages dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, with 20th-century alterations. They are timber-framed with brick infill, and No. 3 has been refronted in brick. The cottages have a partial stone plinth and a thatched roof featuring one gable stack and two ridge stacks, and they are two storeys high.
The west front consists of six bays of square framing with braces, with three bays of brick on the right. Starting from the left, No. 1 has three bays, a doorway with a thatched canopy, and a 20th-century plank door. To the right, there is a 20th-century three-light casement window with a flat arch. Above it, there is a similar window, and to the left, a panel reveals exposed wattle and daub. Attached to the left is a 20th-century single-storey extension made of brick with a plain tiled roof.
No. 2 also has three bays, featuring a doorway with a thatched canopy and a six-panel door. To the left, there is a three-light casement window with a flat arch, and above it, there is a similar window.
No. 3, which also has three bays, includes a doorway with a thatched canopy and a four-panel door. To the left, there is a two-light casement window with a cambered arch, and to the right, a three-light casement window with a flat arch. Above, there are two three-light casement windows, both with flat arches. Attached to the right is a 20th-century single-storey extension made of brick with a slate roof.
Inside, No. 1 features exposed main beams and joists with stops, while No. 2 is reported to have similar beams and joists.
Local climate
Elizabeth Cottages receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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 — 6 transactions since 1996
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