1 and 2, Bakers Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 June 1967. House, cottage pair.

1 and 2, Bakers Cross

WRENN ID
salt-moulding-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 June 1967
Type
House, cottage pair
Address
1 and 2, Bakers Cross, Cranbrook & Sissinghurst
OS grid reference
TQ 779 359
Coordinates
51.09487, 0.53959
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 1 and 2 Baker's Cross are a pair of cottages that date back to the 16th century. They are timber-framed and sit on a brick plinth, featuring a weather-boarded ground floor and a tile-hung first floor. The roof is plain tiled, hipped, and includes gablets. There is a tall brick ribbed stack located to the right of the center, along with two hipped dormers. A lower stack with a projecting breast is found on the left return front. The building may have originally been designed as a hall-house. It has two storeys and an attic, with an irregular three-window front that includes 20th-century casements. On the ground floor, there is a small flat-headed octagonal bay on the left, and half-glazed doors are located to the left of center and on the right. Inside, a substantial frame from the original structure is still visible.

Local climate

1 and 2, Bakers Cross 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 greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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