The Square is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle-under-Lyme local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 April 1988. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
The Square
- WRENN ID
- under-sandstone-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme MP: Adam Jogee (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 April 1988
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Square, Main Road, Betley, CW3 9AA
- OS grid reference
- SJ 753 485
- Coordinates
- 53.03369, -2.36848
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Square is a cottage that dates from the 17th and 18th centuries, but it was largely rebuilt around 1830. It features a combination of timber framing and brick construction, topped with a plain tile roof that has overhanging eaves. The building is two stories high and has three bays, with four shallow brick pilasters. The central doorway is framed by a reeded wooden surround and features a panel door with an overlight above. On either side of the door are single three-light glazing bar casements with segmental brick heads. Above the door, there is a central two-light window flanked by single similar three-light windows, all with segmental brick heads. The south gable wall is timber-framed, and there is a rear brick wing from the 18th century. This building is included in the listing for its group value context.
Local climate
The Square receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- 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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