1 and 2, The Thatched Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Solihull local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1976. Cottage. 5 related planning applications.
1 and 2, The Thatched Cottages
- WRENN ID
- nether-newel-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Solihull
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East MP: Saqib Bhatti (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 July 1976
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 1 and 2, The Thatched Cottages, Maxstoke Lane, Meriden
- OS grid reference
- SP 239 823
- Coordinates
- 52.43847, -1.64961
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 1 and 2, known as The Thatched Cottages, are 17th century buildings located on Maxstoke Lane in Meriden. They feature a timber frame construction with modern red brick nogging and a thatched roof. The cottages are one storey high with attics and have three casement windows that include glazing bars. The upper windows are situated beneath the curves of the thatched roof.
Local climate
1 and 2, The Thatched Cottages receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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