The Lilacs is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1984. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
The Lilacs
- WRENN ID
- watchful-zinc-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
- The Lilacs, the Street, Charmouth, DT6 6QH
- OS grid reference
- SY 366 936
- Coordinates
- 50.73928, -2.89857
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lilacs is a single cottage dating from the 17th century, with alterations from the 18th century and recent restoration. It features stone walls that are rendered and washed, topped with a thatch roof that has gable ends and block ridging. There are rendered stacks at both the left and right gables. The cottage is two storeys high and has three windows, which are wooden three-light casements that have been renewed. There are two doors facing the street: one is centrally located and made of wood with 18th-century recessed panelling consisting of four panels; the other is to the right of centre and is a 20th-century door with many small glass panels. Inside, there is an 18th-century fireplace with brick jambs and a wooden lintel above.
Local climate
The Lilacs 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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