Number 23 and Number 24 (Little Cleves Cottage) is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1985. House.
Number 23 and Number 24 (Little Cleves Cottage)
- WRENN ID
- errant-tallow-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 March 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- Number 23 and Number 24 (Little Cleves Cottage), Hengrave Road, Fornham All Saints
- OS grid reference
- TL 835 673
- Coordinates
- 52.27372, 0.68846
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Number 23 and Number 24, known as Little Cleves Cottage, is a house that has been divided into two separate dwellings. It dates from the 16th century and has undergone later alterations. The building is one-and-a-half storeys tall and follows a basic three-cell plan, with extensions added over time. It features a timber-framed structure that has been encased in red brick from the mid-19th century, and the original thatch roof has been replaced with concrete pantiles in the mid-20th century.
An internal chimney stack is located between the two halves of the building, showcasing three high red brick sawtooth shafts. Below the shafts, there is a recessed plastered panel with two rounded arches. The cottage has various two-light late 19th-century small-paned casement windows, with mid-20th-century replacements found in Number 23. There are also two gabled dormers.
Inside, Number 23 is said to have all its timbers concealed, while Number 24 retains exposed framing and ceilings. Each half contains two rooms per storey, with the former outer wall of Number 24 showing blocked windows and grooves for lathing for external plaster. A timber-framed lean-to at the rear houses the staircase. A main ceiling beam near the front of the chimney stack indicates that the stack may have been added later.
Local climate
Number 23 and Number 24 (Little Cleves Cottage) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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