The Lodge Cottage to the Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1983. Lodge.
The Lodge Cottage to the Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- brooding-quoin-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 August 1983
- Type
- Lodge
- Address
- The Lodge Cottage to the Old Rectory, Kimbolton Road, Pertenhall
- OS grid reference
- TL 086 653
- Coordinates
- 52.27585, -0.40949
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lodge Cottage to the Old Rectory is an early 19th-century lodge located on Kimbolton Road in Pertenhall. It features a colour washed rough cast exterior and a thatched roof. The building has a compact L-plan layout, consisting of one storey and attics, designed in the cottage ornee style.
Notable architectural details include round-headed windows with moulded frames, 'Gothick' tracery, and shutters on the ground floor of the north and south elevations. The south and east elevations have dormers with paired pointed arched windows set within a round-headed frame. Additionally, there is a canted bay with 'Gothick' tracery on the east elevation. The north and south elevations also feature six fielded panel doors in moulded surrounds.
Local climate
The Lodge Cottage to the Old Rectory 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 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% 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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