1, 2 and 3, The Square is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1951. Cottages. 3 related planning applications.
1, 2 and 3, The Square
- WRENN ID
- fallen-belfry-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1951
- Type
- Cottages
- Address
- 1, 2 and 3, The Square, Powerstock, DT6 3SP
- OS grid reference
- SY 518 955
- Coordinates
- 50.75754, -2.6846
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A row of three cottages dating from the mid-19th century, situated in The Square, Powerstock and Nettlecombe. The cottages have dressed stone walls and a slate roof with stone gable-coping to the left-hand side and curving around the corner. Brick stacks are located at the left-hand gable, the left ridge, and at the left and right gable-copings of number 1. The cottages are two storeys high and have six windows in total, each a 2-light wooden casement with glazing-bars. They feature stone lintels and wooden cills. Each cottage has a front door which is painted brown, constructed of planks and includes glass lights above.
Local climate
1, 2 and 3, The Square 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2013
- 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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