Gadd's is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1952. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
Gadd's
- WRENN ID
- grim-stronghold-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 December 1952
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Gadd's, Ombersley, WR9 0AT
- OS grid reference
- SO 862 634
- Coordinates
- 52.26937, -2.20297
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Gadd's is a cottage dating from the early 17th century, which has been altered and extended in the mid-20th century. It features a timber-framed structure with rendered infill on a sandstone rubble base, topped by a plain tiled roof. At the rear, there is a large external sandstone chimney with a brick stack that has a cogged course at its base. The building consists of three framed bays and is a single storey with an attic that includes dormers.
The framing includes three square panels from the sill to the wall-plate, with short straight braces in the upper corners. The truss at the left gable end has a collar-and-tie-beam design with queen struts and a V-strut in the apex. On the front elevation, the ground floor features a 2-light casement window with plank weathering, a rectangular stair light, and a row of five 2-light casements with continuous planked weathering. There are also three gabled dormers, each with 2-light casements, and attic lights in the left gable end.
The main entrance is now located in a single-bay extension at the right gable end, which continues the main roof line and is completely glazed on the front elevation. This extension links the original structure with a 20th-century cross-wing designed in a matching style.
Local climate
Gadd's receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2015
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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