Number 18 (Old Oak Cottage) and Number 20 is a Grade II listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1982. Cottage.

Number 18 (Old Oak Cottage) and Number 20

WRENN ID
patient-merlon-wax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peterborough
Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire MP: Sam Carling (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1982
Type
Cottage
Address
Number 18 (Old Oak Cottage) and Number 20, Woodgate, Helpston, City of Peterborough
OS grid reference
TF 121 052
Coordinates
52.63359, -0.34484
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Number 18 (Old Oak Cottage) and Number 20 are early 18th century cottages that were once an inn. They are built of coursed stone rubble, with Number 20 being whitewashed. The cottages have a thatched roof with gabled ends and are one storey high with an attic. There are four windows in total, featuring two- and three-light casements with glazing bars. The entrances consist of two plank doors, and there are four eyebrow dormers. The cottages also have brick chimney stacks at the ridge and ends.

Local climate

Number 18 (Old Oak Cottage) and Number 20 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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