Braynesmead Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 April 1970. Cottage. 4 related planning applications.

Braynesmead Cottages

WRENN ID
blind-cellar-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex MP: Alison Bennett (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 April 1970
Type
Cottage
Address
Braynesmead Cottages, 1, 2 and 3, London Road, Cuckfield, RH17 5BX
OS grid reference
TQ 304 254
Coordinates
51.01388, -0.14168
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Braynesmead Cottages comprise three dwellings, originally a single house. Two builds are present: Nos 1 and 3 have an open hall of three bays dating from around 1480, while No 3 was built in the 17th century. The structure is timber-framed and has been refronted with red brick on the ground floor, which is now painted, with the first floor weather-boarded. The roof is tiled with gables on the left-hand side. The cottages have two storeys and feature six-over-four casement windows. The entrances are via plank doors. A brick stack is positioned off-centre on the ridge between Nos 1 and 2, with an end stack for No 3. Within No 2 is an 18th-century bressummer to the fireplace, along with a bread oven. The roof was inaccessible during the time of survey, but it is reported to have soot-encrusted rafters.

Local climate

Braynesmead Cottages receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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  • Sale history — 5 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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  • 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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