Marquis of Lorne Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1966. A Early C19 Cottages.
Marquis of Lorne Cottages
- WRENN ID
- ragged-paling-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 1966
- Type
- Cottages
- Address
- Marquis of Lorne Cottages, 1 and 2, Powerstock
- OS grid reference
- SY 517 956
- Coordinates
- 50.75811, -2.68542
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Marquis of Lorne Cottages are two attached cottages built in the early 19th century. They feature rubble stone walls and a slate roof with gable ends, along with a brick stack at the center ridge. The cottages are two stories high and have four windows, which are three-light wooden casements, although some have been renewed. The wooden cills are present beneath the windows. The front doors are located at the left and right ends; the left door is a plank with one glass light from the 19th century, while the right door is a plank from the 20th century.
Local climate
Marquis of Lorne Cottages receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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