Rose Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Rose Cottage
- WRENN ID
- late-turret-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Rose Cottage, Radwell Green, Felmersham, MK43 7HT
- OS grid reference
- TL 004 574
- Coordinates
- 52.20643, -0.53094
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Rose Cottage is a late 17th or early 18th century cottage that was heightened in the 19th century. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble, with brickwork above, and has a slate roof. There are two stone stacks: one is one-sided and located centrally, and the other is integrated into the east gable end. The cottage is two storeys high and now has modern windows and doors. It is included on the heritage register for group value.
Local climate
Rose 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 97% 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 50% 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 — 2 transactions since 2016
- 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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