Merryleas is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1983. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.
Merryleas
- WRENN ID
- steep-bracket-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 July 1983
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Merryleas, Lambourn, RG17 7JQ
- OS grid reference
- SU 349 770
- Coordinates
- 51.49123, -1.49855
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Merryleas is a cottage dating from the 17th century, with later alterations. It is constructed of colourwashed rubble, partly plastered, with a hipped thatched roof, and a large chimney on the north side. Features include a dormer window with two lights, a modern glazed porch on the left, a cant bay with a tiled roof to the right, and a later extension with a slate roof to the south.
Local climate
Merryleas receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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