Tye Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 January 1988. House. 1 related planning application.

Tye Cottage

WRENN ID
late-flint-magpie
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 January 1988
Type
House
Address
Tye Cottage, Valley Road, Battisford, IP14 2HW
OS grid reference
TM 044 538
Coordinates
52.14519, 0.98717
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Tye Cottage is a house dating from the mid 16th century, with alterations made in the mid 20th century. It features a three-cell lobby-entrance plan, and the hall was originally open. The building has one storey and attics, constructed from timber framing and plaster, with a concrete tiled roof that was formerly thatched. There is a central 17th-century chimney made of red brick, although the shaft has been mostly rebuilt in the 20th century. The windows are mid 20th-century casements with leaded lights, and there is a lean-to porch from the mid 20th century with a framed and boarded door.

Inside, the parlour cell has exceptionally closely spaced studding. The fireplace was nearly rebuilt in the mid 20th century but still shows signs of a fully-framed timber chimney, including studs that once rose from the bressumer, which has since been removed. The open truss in the hall features a slightly cambered tie-beam and evidence of long arch braces. There are three original 4-centred doorheads that have been repositioned. The roof was renewed in the 20th century. Tye Cottage is included in the heritage listing despite these alterations due to its unusual sub-medieval form.

Local climate

Tye Cottage sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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