Primrose Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1984. Cottage. 8 related planning applications.

Primrose Cottage

WRENN ID
last-ember-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1984
Type
Cottage
Address
Primrose Cottage, the Street, Charmouth, DT6 6QF
OS grid reference
SY 366 936
Coordinates
50.73926, -2.89978
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Primrose Cottage is a 18th-century single cottage located on the north side of The Street in Charmouth. It features stone walls that are roughcast and washed, and has a slate roof with gable ends. The cottage has chimney stacks, with the left-hand gable being rendered and the right-hand gable made of brick. The facade is symmetrical and consists of two storeys with two sash windows that have wooden glazing bars and wooden cills. The front door is centrally located, made of wood with flush-panelling and two glass lights at the top. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

Primrose Cottage receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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