The Blankets is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1973. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.
The Blankets
- WRENN ID
- solemn-tallow-plover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 April 1973
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Blankets, 1 and 2, Bishop's Frome, WR6 5AP
- OS grid reference
- SO 662 483
- Coordinates
- 52.13244, -2.49494
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Blankets is a pair of 17th century cottages located in Bishops Frome. They are constructed with a timber frame and painted brick nogging, standing two storeys high with attics. Each cottage features two windows with casements and two gabled dormers. The roof is slate with gable ends, and there are stone stacks at each end.
Local climate
The Blankets receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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.
- 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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