Old Meldrith is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Cottage. 7 related planning applications.
Old Meldrith
- WRENN ID
- north-brick-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 August 1984
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Old Meldrith, 8, Balsham Road, Fulbourn, CB21 5BZ
- OS grid reference
- TL 521 556
- Coordinates
- 52.17775, 0.22365
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mid-17th century cottage located in Fulbourn, with later additions and alterations extending into the 18th and 20th centuries. A rear wing was added in 1667, as indicated by a panel on its rear wall. The cottage is timber-framed and rendered, with a steeply pitched tiled roof and a rebuilt ridge stack. Originally comprising two bays, the rear range creates a ‘T’ shaped plan. The upper floor features two flush frame horizontal sliding sashes with small panes. The ground floor has two mid-19th century four-pane hung sashes, flanking a 19th-century gabled porch leading to a lobby entry. A brick and painted extension was added to the rear, with a gabled tiled roof and two storeys. In the 18th century, the cottage was extended again with a narrow bay to the left, built with a timber frame, rendered finish, and a lean-to roof.
Local climate
Old Meldrith sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- 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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