Thatched Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1989. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.
Thatched Cottage
- WRENN ID
- little-zinc-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire MP: Amanda Hack (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 January 1989
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Thatched Cottage, Slade Lane, Breedon on the Hill, DE73 8AG
- OS grid reference
- SK 406 247
- Coordinates
- 52.81892, -1.39873
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Thatched Cottage is a cottage dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century, which has been altered over time. The exterior is roughcast, with timber framing visible in the left bay. The wall surface is irregular and features a bulging plinth. The cottage has a thatched roof with brick chimneys located to the right and between the left bays. It is one storey high with an attic and consists of three bays.
On the ground floor, there is a 2-light wooden window to the left, and two 2-light barred wooden casements with segmental heads to the right. A small 2-light wooden window is set into the thatch on the right side. At the right end, there is a board door with a segmental head, and to the left, there is a later lean-to with another board door. The left gable reveals an exposed queen strut truss. Inside, the cottage features 18th-century spine beams with stop-chamfered edges and old joists, along with original fireplaces, one of which includes a range.
Local climate
Thatched Cottage sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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