Underwood Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Bracknell Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1972. House.

Underwood Cottage

WRENN ID
broken-forge-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bracknell Forest
Constituency
Maidenhead MP: Mr Joshua Reynolds (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 December 1972
Type
House
Address
Underwood Cottage, Chapel Lane, Binfield
OS grid reference
SU 844 704
Coordinates
51.42656, -0.78686
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Underwood Cottage is a house located on Chapel Lane in Binfield, dating from the late 18th century, with alterations and extensions made in the early 20th century. The building is constructed of painted brick in Flemish bond and features an old tile hipped roof, along with two chimneys that have offset heads and clay pots.

The cottage originally had a rectangular two-cell plan but now includes an extension on the right side. It stands two storeys tall and has 2-light casement windows with glazing bars and segmental arched heads. The entrance front faces southeast and is characterized by dentilled brick eaves. The facade is arranged in two bays, with an early gabled entrance porch on the right side and a single-storey lean-to extension at the right end. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Underwood Cottage sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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