Manor Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 August 1972. A C17 House. 1 related planning application.
Manor Cottage
- WRENN ID
- rough-granite-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 August 1972
- Type
- House
- Address
- Manor Cottage, Ardens Grafton, Temple Grafton, B49 6DR
- OS grid reference
- SP 117 544
- Coordinates
- 52.18788, -1.82882
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Manor Cottage is a house dating back to the 17th century, with later alterations and restoration. It is timber-framed with painted brick infill and a brick addition to the right end, and has a steeply pitched thatched roof. A brick stack rises from the ridge towards the front of the house, with end stacks, the right-hand one projecting. A large brick rear range was added in the early 20th century and has a slate roof. The house is arranged in a three-unit plan.
The exterior is single-storey with an attic. The front has a three-window arrangement. The entrance, located to the left of centre, is a 6-panel door with two glazed panels set within a moulded wooden frame, and is sheltered by a 20th-century thatched porch. To the left of the entrance are two segmental-headed windows with 2-light casements containing small panes of glass; two similar windows are located to the right. Three raking dormers feature casements with iron opening mechanisms. The timber-frame construction extends to the right of the porch only on the front elevation.
The right return side of the house has an offset stack, while the left return side features a 20th-century garage with a tile lean-to at the front. The interior of the house was not inspected during the listing process.
Local climate
Manor Cottage receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2013
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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