The Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 1988. House. 2 related planning applications.
The Cottage
- WRENN ID
- rooted-flue-fern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lichfield
- Constituency
- Tamworth MP: Sarah Edwards (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 January 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Cottage, 1, Walsall Road, Shenstone, B74 3BD
- OS grid reference
- SK 091 005
- Coordinates
- 52.60283, -1.86652
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cottage is a house dating from the mid-18th century, with some minor alterations from the 20th century. It is constructed of painted brick and features a raised band at the first floor level, along with stone quoins on the left end. The roof is tiled and has an eaves band. There is a ridge stack positioned over the entrance axis. The building is two storeys high and has a two-window front, with casement windows that are two-light on the ground floor and three-light on the first floor. The central entrance is framed by a lightweight gabled porch and has a part-glazed 20th-century door. There is a lean-to on the right-hand end that includes one small window.
Local climate
The Cottage receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2007
- 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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