Puddle Wharf is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1984. Cottage.

Puddle Wharf

WRENN ID
late-corbel-root
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 October 1984
Type
Cottage
Address
Puddle Wharf, Weavers Lane, Inkpen
OS grid reference
SU 362 645
Coordinates
51.37875, -1.48086
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Puddle Wharf is a cottage located on Inkpen Weavers Lane, dating from the late 16th century, with alterations from the 18th century and additions from the 20th century. The building features a timber frame with painted brick infill, a painted brick and tile-hung gable, and a tiled roof. It has a rectangular plan with a lobby entry and is 1 and a half storeys tall, including one gabled dormer and a central chimney. The cottage consists of two bays of timber frame, with a one-storey 20th-century extension to the east.

On the south elevation, there is one casement window in each bay, flanking a central gabled porch which is a 20th-century extension to the right. This porch has a door beneath a flat hood supported by timber posts, along with a casement window. Inside, the first floor displays exposed chamfered and stopped beams, which, along with the chimney, are likely a later addition from the early 18th century. A fireplace beam bears the date 1753 scratched into it. This cottage is reputed to have been one of the blanket weaver's cottages that gave Weaver's Lane its name.

Local climate

Puddle Wharf receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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