Anvil Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1986. A C17 House.
Anvil Cottage
- WRENN ID
- silver-trefoil-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1986
- Type
- House
- Address
- Anvil Cottage, Mill End, Rushden
- OS grid reference
- TL 302 317
- Coordinates
- 51.96924, -0.1052
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Anvil Cottage is a house located in Rushden Mill End, dating from the late 16th century or early 17th century. It was extended in the 19th century and altered in the 20th century. The building features a timber frame with roughcast exterior and a machine-tiled roof. Originally designed with a two-cell lobby entry, it has been extended at both ends and consists of one storey with an attic.
The central entrance is flanked by three-light casement windows with flush timber frames and glazing bars. Three raking dormers have been inserted, two with three lights and one to the right with two lights. A central ridge stack with a rebuilt cap is present. On the left end, there is a three-light casement on the ground floor and a two-light casement on the first floor, with exposed wall plates. A lean-to addition is located at the rear left.
Inside, the cottage features exposed framing with large scantling and bracing in the walls. The original rear window opening has been blocked, and there are stop-chamfered binding beams.
Local climate
Anvil 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 77% 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 — 1 transaction since 2010
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