Thatched Bird Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1960. A C17-C18 Cottage. 3 related planning applications.
Thatched Bird Cottage
- WRENN ID
- pitched-floor-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1960
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Thatched Bird Cottage, Green Lane, Ashmore, SP5 5AQ
- OS grid reference
- ST 913 177
- Coordinates
- 50.9592, -2.12484
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Thatched Bird Cottage is a cottage that likely dates from the 17th century, with a western addition probably from the early 18th century. The building is constructed of rubble and has a thatched roof, which is gabled on the right side and hipped on the left. The extension is made of brick. The cottage has one and a half storeys and features irregular window arrangements. The windows are casements with horizontal glazing bars. Inside, there is a chamfered beam with ogee stops.
Local climate
Thatched Bird Cottage receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2015
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- 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
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