7 and 8 is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 July 1994. Cottage.
7 and 8
- WRENN ID
- dusted-plaster-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 July 1994
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 7 and 8, Preston on Stour
- OS grid reference
- SP 204 498
- Coordinates
- 52.14698, -1.70325
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of estate cottages located in Preston on Stour, built between 1852 and 1856 for James Roberts West. The cottages are constructed of brick and feature a fishscale tile roof with decorative cresting, along with a brick cross-axial stack that has diagonal shafts at both the front and rear. The design is L-shaped.
The cottages are two storeys tall and have a two-window range, with the gable breaking forward to the right of the center. They have wide eaves and verges, which are accented by a chamfered brick cornice and gables. Each end has a segmental-headed entrance that includes a plank door with ornate strap hinges and a labelmould. The ground floor windows are segmental-headed with brick sills and labelmoulds above 3-light casements featuring cast-iron lattice glazing. On the first floor, there are 2-light casement windows, with the left window set in a gabled half-dormer. The left returns of the cottages have single lights on the ground floor and 2-light casement windows on the first floor.
The interior has not been inspected. These cottages were built as part of a model estate village and are one of four pairs that create a symmetrical composition.
Local climate
7 and 8 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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