Privy at Rear of Cottages Immediately South East of Former School is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 April 1985. Privy.

Privy at Rear of Cottages Immediately South East of Former School

WRENN ID
silent-stair-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 April 1985
Type
Privy
Address
Privy at Rear of Cottages Immediately South East of Former School, Bridport
OS grid reference
SY 470 944
Coordinates
50.74744, -2.75204
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a privy located at the rear of cottages immediately southeast of the former school, dating from the mid-19th century. It features walls made of lias rubble stone and has a slated roof. The privy contains two compartments that are back to back, with an arch over an open culvert where waste is discharged. Each compartment is illuminated by a plain slit window facing south, and there is a crenellated parapet above a shallow gable.

Local climate

Privy at Rear of Cottages Immediately South East of Former School receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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