1, Church Street is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1985. Cottage.

1, Church Street

WRENN ID
wild-clay-crow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Harborough
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 January 1985
Type
Cottage
Address
1, Church Street, Billesdon
OS grid reference
SK 719 027
Coordinates
52.61804, -0.93925
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a cottage located at 1 Church Street, built in the 18th century or earlier, with an additional bay added in the 19th century. The cottage is constructed of brick and has a corrugated iron roof that may cover a thatched roof beneath. The main section is one and a half storeys high and has a two-unit plan. The doorway is positioned to the left of the center, with a former shop window featuring five lights to its left, supported by console brackets that hold a fascia board. To the right of the doorway, there is a three-light casement window with a cambered head and a small fire window. Above, there are two dormer windows, each with three horizontally sliding sashes. The gable end has a stack. The single bay addition on the left side is from the early 19th century, made of brick and two storeys high, with a two-light horizontally sliding sash window on each floor.

Local climate

1, Church Street receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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