Number 23 (Cottage Approximately 2 Metres South East of the Cottage and Kemp's Cottage) is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 November 1988. Cottage.
Number 23 (Cottage Approximately 2 Metres South East of the Cottage and Kemp's Cottage)
- WRENN ID
- under-soffit-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 November 1988
- Type
- Cottage
- OS grid reference
- SK 746 309
- Coordinates
- 52.87103, -0.89214
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Number 23 is a cottage located approximately 2 meters southeast of The Cottage and Kemp's Cottage. It dates from the late 18th century to early 19th century and is constructed of whitewashed brick with a sour cob and pantile roof, featuring a brick stack at the left end. The cottage has a single-cell plan measuring about 2 meters by 3 meters and is a single storey with an attic.
The front wall is mostly blank, with a plank door on the left and a 2-light horizontal sliding sash window above it. There is a similar window on the right end, present on both floors, and a matching ground floor window at the rear. Although the interior has not been inspected, it is noted to have a single room on the ground floor with an open fireplace, a moulded wood surround covering a brick arch, a cast-iron range, and cupboards on either side. A ladder stair leads to the first floor, which contains two rooms, a plank door, and a small piece of balustrade.
This cottage is an extremely rare survival and is of particular interest because it retains the ladder stairs. It forms a group with The Cottage and Kemp's Cottage and is situated in the garden of the former.
Local climate
Number 23 (Cottage Approximately 2 Metres South East of the Cottage and Kemp's Cottage) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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