12, The Square is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1986. Cottage.
12, The Square
- WRENN ID
- ghost-grate-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1986
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 12, The Square, Cranborne
- OS grid reference
- SU 055 133
- Coordinates
- 50.91947, -1.92242
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 12 is a cottage located on the north side of The Square in Cranborne, dating from the late 18th century. It features Flemish-bond brickwork with blue-brick chainage that defines the central bay and the quoins. The roof is covered with slate and has end brick stacks. The ground floor has nine-panel sash windows, while the upper floor is fitted with two-light casements that include glazing bars. The window openings are set under flat gauged brick arches, with stone keystones on the ground floor windows. The entrance has a part-glazed door.
Local climate
12, The Square receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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