Priory Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 October 1971. House.
Priory Cottage
- WRENN ID
- ancient-portal-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 October 1971
- Type
- House
- Address
- Priory Cottage, 53, Friars Street, Sudbury
- OS grid reference
- TL 870 410
- Coordinates
- 52.036, 0.72595
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Priory Cottage, located at 53 Friars Street, dates from 1692 and is likely from the 18th century, with some alterations. The building is two storeys high and features three windows, along with a one-window wing to the south. It has flush-frame sashes with glazing bars and is constructed of stucco, topped with a slate roof. The entrance includes a six-panel door, and there are two added splay bay windows at the ground floor. The cottage is situated south of No 55 and has a lawned garden. Nos 53 to 57 (odd) are part of a group.
Local climate
Priory 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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