Rose Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Rose Cottage

WRENN ID
gentle-oriel-ash
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1978
Type
Cottage
Address
Rose Cottage, Wensley Road, RG1 6DB
OS grid reference
SU 705 720
Coordinates
51.44276, -0.98587
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Rose Cottage is an 18th-century building that has been altered. It is constructed of red brick with blue header diapers in some areas and features a hipped slate roof. The cottage has one bay to the west, with a half dormer above and cross glazed sash windows. There is a later segmental headed door to the left and a lean-to with an additional door to the right. The interior has also been altered.

Local climate

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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