Upper Scullsgate Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 July 1993. Cottage. 4 related planning applications.

Upper Scullsgate Cottage

WRENN ID
twisted-rubble-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 July 1993
Type
Cottage
Address
Upper Scullsgate Cottage, Hinksden Lane, Benenden, TN17 4LE
OS grid reference
TQ 792 323
Coordinates
51.06262, 0.55657
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Upper Scullgate Cottage is a Grade II listed cottage, originally built as a house and later subdivided. It dates back to the 16th century or earlier and features a timber-framed structure with a cross wing. The cottage was extended to the rear in the 17th or 18th century. The ground floor is constructed of red brick, while the first floor has weatherboarding on the front elevation, with applied framing and a tile-hung gable on the left side elevation. The roof is tiled and includes a large stepped brick chimney stack from the late 16th century. The building has two storeys and attics in the gable end, with three windows that have 20th-century casements and a simple 20th-century half-glazed door. Inside, there is a 17th-century parlour fireplace and exposed beams. The roof from the 17th century features through purlins and lacks a ridgepiece. Some old floorboards are present, and there is a two-plank door leading to the bathroom.

Local climate

Upper Scullsgate Cottage sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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