Brook Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1987. House. 2 related planning applications.
Brook Cottage
- WRENN ID
- keen-gable-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- Brook Cottage, 55, Thame Road, Piddington, OX25 1PY
- OS grid reference
- SP 640 170
- Coordinates
- 51.84855, -1.07162
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Brook Cottage is a small house that likely dates back to the 17th century or earlier, with remodels in the 18th century and an extension added in the early 19th century. The structure is built from limestone rubble and brick, topped with an old plain-tile roof featuring brick gable stacks. It has a three-unit plan with an added rear wing and stands one storey plus an attic. The middle and left bays of the three-window front are made of rubble, while the right bay and rear wall are constructed from brick of various ages. The building has flanking three-light windows and three gabled roof dormers, which contain 20th-century casements. A fire insurance plaque is affixed below the eaves. The walls include numerous beam ends and plates, suggesting that the house was originally timber framed. The brick rear wing returns on the left side. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Brook 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 78% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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
- No sale records on file
- 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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