Malthouse Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 June 1985. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
Malthouse Cottage
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-slate-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 June 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Malthouse Cottage, Howesty Bottom, Brightwalton, RG20 7BU
- OS grid reference
- SU 428 787
- Coordinates
- 51.50597, -1.38379
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Malthouse Cottage is a cottage that dates back to the 15th century, with alterations made in the 17th, 19th, and 20th centuries. It is constructed of brick and features a thatched roof on the north side and a tiled roof on the south side. The building has a long plan consisting of four bays running from east to west and is one and a half storeys high. On the south side, there are two eaves dormers and end stacks. The north elevation includes three 20th-century three-light casement windows and a 20th-century glazed door with a sidelight, which is positioned off-centre to the left. Inside, there are three complete cruck frames with cambered ties and a soot blackened ridge piece.
Local climate
Malthouse Cottage receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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