Keepers Cottage Rose Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1975. A 18th century Residential.

Keepers Cottage Rose Cottage

WRENN ID
solitary-barrel-thrush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 June 1975
Type
Residential
Period
18th century
Address
Keepers Cottage Rose Cottage, Rectory Lane, Great and Little Leighs
OS grid reference
TL 719 169
Coordinates
51.82465, 0.49434
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Rose Cottage and Keepers Cottage are 18th century timber-framed cottages that have been plastered, with later additions at the rear. They are one storey high with attics and feature a three-window range with casement windows. The roof is tiled and includes five gabled dormers. Hillside View, Rose Cottage, and Thatch End form a group.

Local climate

Keepers Cottage Rose Cottage sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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