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.
The Cottage
- WRENN ID
- lesser-floor-thyme
- 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
- Address
- The Cottage, A3020, Godshill
- OS grid reference
- SZ 546 818
- Coordinates
- 50.63372, -1.2282
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cottage is a cottage that dates from the 17th century and was extended in the 18th and 20th centuries. It is constructed from Isle of Wight stone rubble and features a thatched roof with end brick chimneystacks. The original part of the building has one and a half storeys and two bays, with eyebrow dormers. The windows are modern triple casements from the 20th century. There is a central modern projecting porch with a gable, kneelers, and a stone finial, along with a cambered doorcase.
To the west, there is a one-storey stone rubble addition with a hipped thatched roof and three 20th-century casements, which is said to have been used for stabling. To the east, there is another one-storey addition with two 20th-century triple casements. Inside, the cottage features an early 17th-century chamfered spine beam with heart and diamond stops and an open fireplace. On the right side, there is a late 18th-century stone fireplace with a wooden bressumer and rushlight marks. The porch contains reused early 17th-century oak panelling and some linenfold panelling made from exotic wood.
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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