1,2 and 3, Old Bell Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1974. Cottages. 4 related planning applications.

1,2 and 3, Old Bell Cottages

WRENN ID
blind-beam-gold
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 March 1974
Type
Cottages
Address
1,2 and 3, Old Bell Cottages, Ludford, SY8 1PP
OS grid reference
SO 513 741
Coordinates
52.36318, -2.71568
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Old Bell Cottages, comprising numbers 1, 2, and 3, are a group of cottages dating from the early 19th century, originally timber-framed. Number 2 is constructed of coursed rubble; the remaining cottages are of rubble construction. The cottages have a plain tile roof and two brick ridge stacks. They are arranged with a three-unit plan and are two storeys high, featuring a six-window front with 2-light casement windows. Number 1 and 2 have 20th-century plank doors, each set under a brick segmental arch and covered by a rustic porch. Number 1 has one 2-light casement window, while number 3 also has one. Number 2 has two 3-light casement windows similarly set under brick segmental arches and includes a rear wing.

Local climate

1,2 and 3, Old Bell Cottages receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% 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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