Ford Cottage and Cleeve Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1983. A C18 Pair of houses. 1 related planning application.

Ford Cottage and Cleeve Cottage

WRENN ID
winding-turret-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 1983
Type
Pair of houses
Address
Ford Cottage and Cleeve Cottage, the Hill, Freshford, BA2 7WG
OS grid reference
ST 791 600
Coordinates
51.33929, -2.30138
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Ford Cottage and Cleeve Cottage are a pair of houses dating from the early to mid 18th century. They are constructed of rubble with pantile roofs that feature coped raised verges. Ford Cottage has four storeys, while Cleeve Cottage has three storeys, with each building having two windows. Ford Cottage has modern window fittings, whereas Cleeve Cottage features 2-light casements, some of which have moulded mullions. The doors are also modern, located in the west gable of Ford Cottage and to the left of Cleeve Cottage. These cottages may have originally been used by weavers and are included in the listing for their group value.

Local climate

Ford Cottage and Cleeve Cottage receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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