Pair of Cottages Adjoining National Westminster Bank to the South is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 October 1983. Cottage.
Pair of Cottages Adjoining National Westminster Bank to the South
- WRENN ID
- sunken-chalk-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 October 1983
- Type
- Cottage
- OS grid reference
- ST 786 140
- Coordinates
- 50.92547, -2.30552
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This pair of cottages, dating from the 18th century, is located adjacent to the National Westminster Bank to the south in Sturminster Newton. The cottages are constructed of brick in Flemish bond and feature a thatched roof with end brick stacks. They are two stories high and have a three-window range. On the ground floor, there are two canted bays; the left bay has four-pane windows, while the right bay has glazing bars. The central doors include one on the left that is set under a segmental arch and a narrow double door on the right. Above the doors, there are two wooden casements with glazing bars, flanking a blank opening.
Local climate
Pair of Cottages Adjoining National Westminster Bank to the South receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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