Joseph's Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1988. Cottage.

Joseph's Cottage

WRENN ID
hallowed-wall-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 April 1988
Type
Cottage
Address
Joseph's Cottage, Lanhydrock
OS grid reference
SX 083 636
Coordinates
50.4414, -4.69978
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Joseph's Cottage is a gardener's cottage, likely built in the 18th century, with later alterations. It was probably remodeled in a cottage orne style around the early to mid-19th century. The structure is made of stone rubble with granite quoins, and the rear wall is constructed in cob. It features a hipped thatched roof with a stack at the left end, which has a 20th-century brick chimney. The cottage has a two-room plan, with an off-centre entrance to the right. The larger room on the left is heated from the stack, while the smaller room on the right is unheated. All internal partitions and the upper floor were removed in the 20th century. The exterior is two storeys high, with a nearly symmetrical two-window front. All windows are early to mid-19th century two-light casements with cambered arches, lattice glazing, and L hinges. The door is cambered arched, featuring panels and studs. Both end walls and the rear of the cottage are blind. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Joseph's Cottage sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 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 0.2°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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • 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
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Urn in the Higher Garden Grade II 53 m
  2. Garage in the Estate Yard Immediately North of the Barn Grade II 115 m
  3. Church of St Hydroc Grade I 118 m
  4. Lanhydrock House Grade I 146 m
  5. Group of 8 Urns in the Garden to East of Lanhydrock House Grade II 236 m
  6. Walls and Gates Enclosing the Garden to East and North of Lanhydrock House Grade II* 243 m
  7. Treffry Cross Grade II 263 m
  8. The Old Vicarage Grade II 305 m
  9. Milestone at Sx 080640 Grade II 443 m
  10. Lanhydrock War Memorial Club Grade II 509 m