Dresden Cottage is a Grade II* listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1978. A Medieval House. 4 related planning applications.
Dresden Cottage
- WRENN ID
- fallen-plaster-thistle
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1978
- Type
- House
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Dresden Cottage, 10, Birch Street, Nayland-With-Wissington, CO6 4JA
- OS grid reference
- TL 974 344
- Coordinates
- 51.97322, 0.87378
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Dresden Cottage is a timber-framed house with origins dating back to the 15th century. It was originally part of a Wealden house, along with Nos 6 and 8, and features a hall that was jettied out to match the wings when a floor was added in the 16th to 17th centuries. The building has two storeys, with the upper storey jettied across the entire front, showcasing exposed joists. The ground storey is finished in brick and plaster. There are two window ranges, featuring old leaded casements on the upper storey and 18th-century double-hung sashes with glazing bars on the ground storey. A central 20th-century glazed door provides access. The roof is covered with old tiles. The house underwent renovation in the 20th century, during which the timber framing on the upper storey was revealed. It is graded for its composite group interest.
Local climate
Dresden Cottage sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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