Rose Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 April 1985. Hall house. 1 related planning application.
Rose Cottage
- WRENN ID
- dark-tracery-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 April 1985
- Type
- Hall house
- Address
- Rose Cottage, 218, Butchers Lane, Mereworth, ME18 5QG
- OS grid reference
- TQ 659 546
- Coordinates
- 51.26716, 0.37725
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Rose Cottage is a hall house that has been converted into a residential home. It dates back to the 16th century and has undergone some alterations over time. The ground floor is constructed of brick, while the first floor features tile hanging. The roof is step hipped and covered with plain tiles. There is a ridge stack located at the east end and another stack at the west end. The building stands two storeys high and has an irregular facade with three windows, which are casements. Additionally, there is a later wing added to the north side that includes an entrance.
Local climate
Rose Cottage 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.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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