Brick Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1980. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Brick Cottages
- WRENN ID
- ragged-floor-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1980
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Brick Cottages, 1 and 2, High Street, Widdington, CB11 3SG
- OS grid reference
- TL 538 316
- Coordinates
- 51.96243, 0.23761
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Brick Cottages, located on Widdington High Street, were built in the mid to late 19th century as part of a range of semi-detached houses designed to accommodate agricultural workers. Each pair features an individually designed front, showcasing an advanced approach for its time. The cottages are constructed of red brick with black brick diapering between the storeys and black brick patterns. They are two storeys high and have a two-window range of double-hung sashes with glazing bars. Notably, the northern house has a window where the doorway was originally located. The roof is hipped and covered with slate, featuring a central ridge chimney stack.
Local climate
Brick Cottages 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 91% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.4°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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2002
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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