Mask Cottage is a Grade II* listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1983. A C14 House. 4 related planning applications.
Mask Cottage
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-kitchen-swallow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 July 1983
- Type
- House
- Address
- Mask Cottage, Front Street, East Garston, RG17 7EU
- OS grid reference
- SU 366 765
- Coordinates
- 51.48665, -1.47323
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Mask Cottage is a house that dates back to the 14th century, with a refronting from the 18th century and extensions added in the 19th and 20th centuries. The southeast elevation is made of brick, while the southwest and northwest elevations feature a timber frame with render infill. The roof is covered with old tiles and has a central brick chimney. The house has two storeys.
On the southwest elevation, there is a gabled and jettied section with one leaded casement window between crossed braces below the jetty and a three-light leaded casement window above. The northwest elevation has brickwork on the left side, with one short and two long bays of timber framing on the right, showcasing curved tie braces on both floors. This elevation includes one window and one blocked early window on the first floor, along with three windows on the ground floor.
The southeast elevation features irregular leaded casements, including one to the left of a central gabled brick porch and three on the first floor. There is a 20th-century extension on the northeast side. Inside, the first floor of the jettied end has a moulded crown post that is braced in four directions.
Local climate
Mask Cottage 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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