Priory Cottage is a Grade II* listed building in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 October 1975. A Medieval Medieval lodge. 1 related planning application.

Priory Cottage

WRENN ID
wild-stone-lake
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Christchurch MP: Sir Christopher Chope (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 October 1975
Type
Medieval lodge
Period
Medieval
Address
Priory Cottage, Quay Road, BH23 1BU
OS grid reference
SZ 159 925
Coordinates
50.7319, -1.7752
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Priory Cottage is a medieval building, originally the Porters' Lodge for Christchurch Priory. It was restored in the early 16th century by the last Prior. The building is constructed of stone rubble, with a stone slate roof to the upper portion, and tiling to the lower portion. It is two storeys high and has two windows with casement frames and leaded glazing. One first-floor window has a gable breaking through the eaves, featuring a dripstone mould and an arched mullioned light above. The front door is round-arched with six glazed panels. Priory Cottage forms a group with The Priory and the ruins and church of Christchurch Priory.

Local climate

Priory Cottage receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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 2004
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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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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