Alley Thatch is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1976. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

Alley Thatch

WRENN ID
young-courtyard-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 May 1976
Type
Cottage
Address
Alley Thatch, 166 A, Main Street, Alrewas, DE13 7ED
OS grid reference
SK 167 150
Coordinates
52.73271, -1.75374
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Alley Thatch is a cottage dating to the 17th century. It is located on the south side of Main Street, in Alrewas. The cottage is timber framed with a thatched roof and has brick end stacks. The building is constructed with an end lobby-entry plan, featuring 2 framed bays oriented north-south, facing east. It is one storey high with an attic, with three square panels visible beneath the eaves. The front elevation includes a central casement window with shutters, and an eyebrow dormer to the right. A door is located to the right of the window. Inside, a large open fireplace is present, with a chamfered spine beam featuring run-out stops to the north end of the north bay.

Local climate

Alley Thatch receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% 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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  • Sale history — 6 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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