Orchard Cottage and West Wynde is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 1976. Pair of cottages. 1 related planning application.
Orchard Cottage and West Wynde
- WRENN ID
- ghost-porch-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 October 1976
- Type
- Pair of cottages
- Address
- Orchard Cottage and West Wynde, Upper Kemerton, GL20 7JE
- OS grid reference
- SO 947 376
- Coordinates
- 52.03749, -2.07761
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Orchard Cottage and West Wynde are a pair of cottages dating from the 17th century, with alterations and additions made in the mid-19th century and late 20th century. They are constructed of coursed limestone rubble and feature a thatched roof that is half-hipped at the west end. The roof has a brick stack located at the rear centre and right end of the ridge, along with a large 20th-century rubble stack at the left end. The cottages are arranged in four bays running east to west and are single storey with an attic that includes dormers.
On the south front elevation, Orchard Cottage has retained its 19th-century casement windows, featuring a 2-light window and a 3-light window on the ground floor, as well as two eyebrow dormers with 2-light windows. The main entrance, located in the east end bay, has a 19th-century ledged and battened door. West Wynde has all 20th-century 3-light casement windows, including a ground floor window and an eyebrow dormer. There is a 20th-century single-storey wing projecting from the west end bay, which has a window in its south gable end. A flat-roofed porch connects this wing to the original part of the building and features a 20th-century door. An attic light is present at the west end. Inside, Orchard Cottage retains a large fireplace.
Local climate
Orchard Cottage and West Wynde receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 4 transactions since 2001
- 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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