1-15, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1967. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

1-15, High Street

WRENN ID
upper-flue-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 November 1967
Type
Cottage
Address
1-15, High Street, Melbourn, SG8 7SJ
OS grid reference
TL 387 449
Coordinates
52.08574, 0.02302
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos. 1-15 High Street is a row of seven cottages that were built during the 17th and 18th centuries, although they have been restored in the mid to late 20th century. The cottages feature timber framing that is partly exposed on the three central bays, with the remaining sections rendered. They have a long straw thatch roof topped with six grey brick ridge stacks, each with a single flue. The buildings are one storey high with an attic and include nine dormers and twelve small window openings, some of which are boarded while others have 20th-century glazing. The exposed timber framing in the front and rear walls of the three central bays shows varied scantling, indicating that the timbers have likely been reused and are probably from the late 17th century.

Local climate

1-15, High Street 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 77% 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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