The Grey Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 May 1974. Cottage.
The Grey Cottage
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-foundation-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 May 1974
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Grey Cottage, Middle Street, Ilmington
- OS grid reference
- SP 210 434
- Coordinates
- 52.08909, -1.6939
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grey Cottage is a 17th-century cottage that was restored in the 20th century. It is built from squared, coursed limestone and has a stone slate roof with stone end stacks. The cottage has one storey plus an attic and features a two-window range with a two-unit plan. In the center, there is a 20th-century door and a gabled timber porch. To the left and right of the door are 20th-century three-light casements, with the right one having a concrete lintel. The gables on either side include a 20th-century three-light casement on the left and a two-light casement on the right. To the left, there is also a 20th-century one-storey stone range. Inside, the cottage has some stone flagged floors, chamfered spine beams, and timber and plaster partitions. There are two large open fireplaces, each with timber bressumers that are chamfered and include ogee stops.
Local climate
The Grey Cottage receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% 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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