Apple Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1985. House.
Apple Cottage
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-rampart-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 May 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- Apple Cottage, 22, Comberton
- OS grid reference
- TL 380 565
- Coordinates
- 52.18951, 0.01875
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Apple Cottage is a house with origins dating back to the 16th century, which was remodeled around 1700, likely after a fire. It features a timber-framed structure that is plaster rendered, topped with a tiled roof. The ridge stack is primarily made of early 19th century gault brick, though red brick from around 1700 is visible at the base. The house stands two storeys tall and has three small pane casements on the upper floor, with the heads flush with the eaves. The ground floor also has three similar windows and a doorway. Inside, there is a panel inscribed with "MH" and the date 1711, which probably refers to the remodeling. The interior is arranged in four bays with an inserted chimney stack, and it features substantial timbers as well as a blocked three-light window with diamond mullions on the ground floor.
Local climate
Apple 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 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer 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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