Ivy Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 January 1988. A C18 Cottage. 8 related planning applications.
Ivy Cottage
- WRENN ID
- gilded-baluster-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 January 1988
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Ivy Cottage, Chapel Lane, Gaddesby, LE7 4WB
- OS grid reference
- SK 686 131
- Coordinates
- 52.71135, -0.98456
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Ivy Cottage is an early 18th-century cottage, with alterations from the 19th century and additions from the 20th century. It is constructed of timber framing and brick, with brick nogging, and has a rubble plinth. The roof is thatched and slate-covered, with two gable stacks, one of which is external and larger. The front elevation features a 19th-century lean-to porch with a slate roof and a 20th-century panelled door within a moulded surround. To the right of the porch are two 19th-century casement windows with three lights. Further to the right is a 20th-century lean-to addition with two small casement windows. Above, a small, glazing bar casement is centrally positioned, flanked by single thatched gabled dormers, each containing a cross eaves, two-light, leaded casement. A 20th-century rear wing has two casements facing north, and there are thatched dormers on each side. The south gable displays an exposed corner post, tie beam, collar and queen posts. The interior reveals remnants of four bay posts, one being jowled, with a mid rail, along with two chamfered span beams. The roof is a single purlin principal rafter construction.
Local climate
Ivy Cottage receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 8 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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