Building to South of Rose Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Building.

Building to South of Rose Cottage

WRENN ID
night-wall-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1978
Type
Building
Address
Building to South of Rose Cottage, Wensley Road
OS grid reference
SU 705 719
Coordinates
51.44244, -0.98565
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The building located to the south of Rose Cottage is a mid-18th century structure that has been altered. It is 1½ storeys high and constructed of red brick with some blue bricks used occasionally. The eaves courses are offset, and the roof is half hipped, covered with old tiles, featuring a louvred opening in the north gable. The front has a central door flanked by two later openings on the west side. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

Building to South of Rose Cottage receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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