Cobbolds Row is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1999. Cottage.

Cobbolds Row

WRENN ID
knotted-niche-starling
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1999
Type
Cottage
Address
Cobbolds Row, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, A1120, Earl Soham
OS grid reference
TM 229 630
Coordinates
52.22069, 1.26288
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Cobbold's Row is a row of six cottages, originally seven, built in the late 19th century, likely designed by Thomas Cotman for the Cobbold family. The cottages are constructed of red brick with a jettied and timber-framed first floor. The roofs feature plain tiles at the front and pantiles at the rear, with large and decorative central ridge and end stacks. The buildings showcase a vernacular revival style and are two storeys high.

The first floor has a twelve-window range consisting of single and two-light casements with glazing bars. Below, there are eleven similar windows, with two plank doors leading to No. 1, which is now a single dwelling, located to the left. Nos. 3 and 4 are positioned under a central arch with a gable above, while Nos. 5, 6, and 7 are to the right. The first floor framing features light scanning, with brick partitions expressed at intervals on the front. The cottages also have a jettied first floor, similar casements and doors, and a central wing with an outshut at the back.

Interiors are reported to retain original fireplaces and plank doors. This row of cottages is noted for its quality and forms part of a group of nearby listed buildings. Historically, it is believed that this row was converted from the maltings of a nearby Cobbold brewery, which is reflected in the name. The architect, Thomas Cotman, also designed Cranmer House in Felixstowe for the same family in 1885, and the stacks on both buildings are quite similar.

Local climate

Cobbolds Row sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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