The Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1993. Cottage, shop. 1 related planning application.

The Cottage

WRENN ID
riven-jade-barley
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 November 1993
Type
Cottage, shop
Address
The Cottage, High Street, Godshill, PO38 3HH
OS grid reference
SZ 528 817
Coordinates
50.63276, -1.25388
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Cottage is a cottage and shop built in the 18th century. The front is made of coursed stone rubble with red brick dressings, while the other sides are painted brick. It has a thatched roof that is hipped on the left side and features a brick chimneystack. The building has one and a half storeys and three windows, including eyebrow dormers. The left side has a doorcase with a six flush panelled door, and there is an oriel window on the left side elevation. The windows are modern triple casements with leaded lights.

Local climate

The Cottage receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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