Abbey Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 February 1988. House.
Abbey Cottage
- WRENN ID
- tired-wicket-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 February 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- Abbey Cottage, 45, High Street, St. Paul's Walden
- OS grid reference
- TL 185 210
- Coordinates
- 51.87537, -0.27895
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Abbey Cottage is a house dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century, with a matching extension added in the late 20th century. It is constructed of red brick, with the front in grey brick, and features a steep slated roof. The house is two storeys high, has end chimneys, and a central entrance, following a two-cells plan. It is set back from the road and faces north. Originally, a row of cottages stood in front of it along the roadside. The design is symmetrical, with two windows on either side of the central door. The windows are almost flush triple casements with very small panes, a larger central light, louvred shutters, and cambered arches over the ground floor windows. The entrance features a six-panel fielded door and a renewed doorcase with fluted pilasters and a flat hood. The carefully matched extension enhances the overall appearance of the property, which is included for its group value.
Local climate
Abbey Cottage sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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