28, Main Road is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1959. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

28, Main Road

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 November 1959
Type
Cottage
Address
28, Main Road, West Lulworth
OS grid reference
SY 824 806
Coordinates
50.62567, -2.24922
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 28 is a detached cottage, likely built in the 18th century. It features plastered walls, a thatched roof, and brick stacks. The cottage has one storey and attics. The entrance includes a ledged door with a small glass panel. On the ground floor, there is one horizontally sliding sash window with glazing bars and one modern casement window. Additionally, there is a small window located under the eaves at the east end. The attic contains three half-dormers, one of which has horizontally sliding sashes with glazing bars, while the other two have casements that retain some lead lights.

Local climate

28, Main Road receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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