Cliff Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1984. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.

Cliff Cottage

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1984
Type
Cottage
Address
Cliff Cottage, Bridport, DT6 4HS
OS grid reference
SY 456 910
Coordinates
50.71624, -2.77124
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Cliff Cottage is an 18th-century long cottage, originally comprising three dwellings. It is constructed of stone walls, now rendered, and has a thatched roof with gable ends. Four brick stacks are visible, one at the left-hand gable, one to the left of centre, one to the right of centre, and one at the right-hand gable. The cottage has two storeys and five windows, featuring wooden casements with glazing bars, some of which are two-light windows. A single leaded light window remains on the upper floor. The front door, situated to the right of centre, is wooden with flush and recessed panelling, dating to the 19th century. A rendered gabled porch was added in the 20th century and now supports two slate sundials, one inscribed with the date 1768 and the other 1897. Inside, the cottage features flagstone floors. A central drawing room extends to the ceiling and incorporates a gallery-corridor dating from around 1900. The fireplaces have brick jambs and are of 18th-century origin.

Local climate

Cliff Cottage receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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