Black and White Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1987. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.

Black and White Cottages

WRENN ID
brooding-rotunda-nettle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Tamworth MP: Sarah Edwards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 October 1987
Type
Cottage
Address
Black and White Cottages, 1, 2 and 3, School Lane, Wigginton and Hopwas, B78 3AD
OS grid reference
SK 179 051
Coordinates
52.64379, -1.73682
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A row of three cottages, likely originating as a single house, dating from the late 17th century. The cottages are timber framed with painted brick infill panels, and some brick rebuilding is present. The roof is covered in plain tiles, with brick stacks integrated into the ends. The range is aligned north-south, facing west, and comprises three framed bays. The design is of one storey with an attic. There are two large square panels to the eaves, and straight tension braces to the central bay. Three doorways are visible; the central one has a 20th-century gabled porch. The windows are casements, with the one on the right side featuring a segmental head. A central 20th-century flat-roofed dormer and a gabled dormer to the right are present. The left-hand gable displays a queen strut roof truss.

Local climate

Black and White Cottages receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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 — 17 transactions since 1999
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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  • 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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