Briscoe Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1980. Cottage. 7 related planning applications.
Briscoe Cottage
- WRENN ID
- unlit-chancel-hawk
- 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
- Briscoe Cottage, Belmont Hill, Newport, CB11 3QY
- OS grid reference
- TL 521 341
- Coordinates
- 51.98538, 0.21464
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Briscoe Cottage is a timber-framed and plastered building that dates back to the 17th century, with alterations made in the 18th century and later renovations. The exterior has been cement rendered and features modern panel pargetting. The cottage is two storeys high with attics and has a three-window range of double-hung sashes that include glazing bars. The central entrance is a modern 6-panel door, set within a doorcase that has pilasters and a cornice. The roof is tiled with old tiles and includes a coved plaster eaves cornice.
Local climate
Briscoe Cottage 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 1995
- 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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