The Old Rectory Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 February 1965. House. 1 related planning application.
The Old Rectory Cottage
- WRENN ID
- late-truss-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 February 1965
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Rectory Cottage, Spetchley, WR5 1RS
- OS grid reference
- SO 894 540
- Coordinates
- 52.18492, -2.15506
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory Cottage, formerly known as Keepers Cottage, is a 17th-century house featuring a projecting wing at the back. It is constructed with a timber frame and has lath and plaster or brick infilling. The building has one storey and attics, with a gable and a gabled dormer. A gabled porch adds to its charm, and there are casement windows throughout. The cottage is picturesque, highlighted by an ancient door with moulded wooden jambs and shutters on the ground floor windows.
Local climate
The Old Rectory Cottage receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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- 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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