1 and 2, The Laurels is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1977. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
1 and 2, The Laurels
- WRENN ID
- stark-window-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 1977
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 1 and 2, The Laurels, Addington, ME19 5BB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 656 591
- Coordinates
- 51.30705, 0.37461
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Laurels, comprising numbers 1 and 2, is a cottage dating to the later 16th century. The lower portion of the building is constructed of red brick with a random rubble plinth and a tiled coping. The upper floor is characterized by exposed timber framing with plaster infill, incorporating some curved braces. The roof is tiled, with a hipped section on the right and a half-hipped section on the left, featuring a large gablet. A central stack rises off the rear ridge. The cottage is two storeys high, with a four-window arrangement to the first floor and a three-window arrangement to the ground floor. There are two 20th-century boarded doors, one at the extreme right and one centrally located. A wing extends to the rear on the right side. This building has group value in that it contributes to the character of the area.
Local climate
1 and 2, The Laurels 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 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 — 5 transactions since 2002
- 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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