Caroline Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1984. House. 6 related planning applications.

Caroline Cottage

WRENN ID
hidden-mullion-jay
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 March 1984
Type
House
Address
Caroline Cottage, Prospect Road, Lytchett Matravers, BH16 6ED
OS grid reference
SY 945 951
Coordinates
50.7561, -2.07881
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Caroline Cottage is a detached house, likely dating from the early 18th century, with alterations and an extension made in the late 18th century. The southern portion may have originally been a separate cottage. The walls are plastered, and the roof is thatched, with brick stacks located at the ends and centre of the building. The cottage is two storeys high. A brick porch with a shingled roof provides access through a 20th-century ledged door. On the ground floor, there are four casement windows with central glazing bars. The first floor has three similar windows. A 20th-century garage extension is situated on the north side, and a rear lean-to with a shingled roof has been added. Inside, the main ground floor room features a large open fireplace with a timber lintol and a bread oven. A simple plank and muntin partition is found on the first floor.

Local climate

Caroline Cottage 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 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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  • Radon risk assessment
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