Lime Brook Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1987. House.
Lime Brook Cottage
- WRENN ID
- kindled-corridor-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 May 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- Lime Brook Cottage, Leinthall Starkes
- OS grid reference
- SO 435 697
- Coordinates
- 52.32284, -2.829
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lime Brook Cottage is a house dating from the 17th century, with parts rebuilt in the mid-18th century and restored in the late 20th century. It is constructed of sandstone rubble, featuring some original timber-framing with rendered infill. The roofs are covered with slate and plain tiles, and there is an original rendered ridge stack on the north wing, which has a recapped 17th-century brick shaft as well as a later brick shaft. An additional chimney stack is located at the south end of the main ridge. The main 18th-century range is aligned north/south and includes an original single-bay wing at the north end. The building has two storeys and an attic, with the framing of the north wing partly renewed.
On the east front elevation, the main range has two ground floor three-light windows and two first floor two-light windows, all featuring cambered heads. There is a central gabled 20th-century rubble porch with a six-panelled door that has a cambered head, along with single-light casements in the side elevations. The north wing includes a two-light window on both floors and a first floor single-light window, with an attic light at the south end. Additionally, there is a 20th-century lean-to addition at the north end, which has a door in its east elevation. The interior is said to contain a large fireplace in the original part of the house.
Local climate
Lime Brook Cottage receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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