Wishingwell Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1984. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

Wishingwell Cottage

WRENN ID
solemn-chancel-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Malvern Hills
Constituency
West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 October 1984
Type
Cottage
Address
Wishingwell Cottage, Martley Road, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, WR2 6QG
OS grid reference
SO 814 567
Coordinates
52.2083, -2.27216
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wishingwell Cottage is an early 18th-century cottage located on Martley Road in Broadheath, near Martley. Originally named Rose Cottage, it has undergone later alterations and additions. The cottage is timber-framed with rendered infill panels, a rendered south-east gable end, and a tiled roof, featuring brick chimneys at the north-west gable and rear left. It has two framed bays and comprises one storey with an attic containing dormers.

The front elevation showcases thin timber framing with irregularly sized panels. The ground floor has two casement windows, while there are two gabled dormers with casements, plus a smaller casement above and to the left of the central, gabled timber porch. A planked timber door provides access. The interior has not been inspected.

A brick outshut is located at the rear, and a 20th-century single-storey extension is situated at the north-west gable end.

Local climate

Wishingwell Cottage receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2007
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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