The Old Mill Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1974. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
The Old Mill Cottage
- WRENN ID
- crooked-baluster-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 June 1974
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Old Mill Cottage, 82 and 84, High Street, Riseley, MK44 1DD
- OS grid reference
- TL 041 628
- Coordinates
- 52.25366, -0.47519
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Mill Cottage is a cottage with origins in the early 16th century, and subsequently altered. It is colour-washed rough cast over a timber frame and has a thatched roof. The cottage originally comprised three bays, with one storey and attics. The central bay demonstrates evidence of an open hall, featuring a chimney stack inserted later and diamond mullions. The left and right bays indicate less substantial timbering and are likely rebuilt or later additions. The ground floor has two two-light horizontal sash windows. Two dormers are present, one with a three-light casement and the other with a two-light horizontal sash with glazing bars. There is a four-panel door. A one-storeyed addition, constructed of colour-washed brick and covered with a pantiled roof, has been added to the front.
Local climate
The Old Mill Cottage sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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 — 5 transactions since 1997
- 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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