Nos 48 and 49 (Cottage of Content) is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle-under-Lyme local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1985. Cottage.

Nos 48 and 49 (Cottage of Content)

WRENN ID
crumbling-loft-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Constituency
Stafford MP: Leigh Ingham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1985
Type
Cottage
Address
Nos 48 and 49 (Cottage of Content), School Lane, Ashley, Loggerheads
OS grid reference
SJ 762 365
Coordinates
52.92576, -2.35469
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos. 48 and 49, known as the Cottage of Content, is a pair of cottages that have been combined into one house. They likely date back to the 17th century and have undergone later additions and alterations. The structure is timber framed with painted brick infill in stretcher bond and features a fishscale tile roof with a brick ridge stack. It is one storey high with an attic, which is illuminated by three gabled eaves dormers. The building has three framed bays with rectangular panels, two of which extend from the raised cill to the wall plate. The ground floor has three small 20th-century casement windows and a roughly central door that is sheltered by a late 20th-century porch. At the rear, there is a late 19th-century brick addition that is set at right angles to the main structure.

Inside, the timber frame remains largely intact, although the end walls have been rebuilt in brick. The interior features unchamfered beams and joists.

Local climate

Nos 48 and 49 (Cottage of Content) receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% 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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