Windmill Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1984. House.
Windmill Cottage
- WRENN ID
- rusted-groin-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 December 1984
- Type
- House
- Address
- Windmill Cottage, Anstey
- OS grid reference
- TL 403 324
- Coordinates
- 51.97264, 0.04199
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Windmill Cottage is a house that dates back to the 16th century or earlier, with a chimney and floor in the hall added around 1600. It features a timber frame resting on a black stuccoed sill, and is weatherboarded in white with a steep hipped thatch roof. The building is 1½ storeys high and consists of three cells, originally an open hall house, facing west. Inside, there is a large internal chimney located a third of the way from the north end.
The west elevation has three windows and a battened door that is accessed by four steps, topped with a small flat hood supported by brackets. Flanking the door are three-light flush casements, and there is a flush sash window with 6/6 panes in the north end room. Dormers are positioned at the eaves in the center and over the north end, with a three-light casement window below.
The original structure has three bays, with the former open hall located in the middle. The west wall displays carpenter's marks on the timbers, and there is a three-light diamond mullioned window on the first floor, featuring a scarf joint above. A shutter groove is present on the opposite wall plate, and the ends of the tie beams remain cut back on each side of the hall.
Local climate
Windmill 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 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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 0.3°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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- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2002
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