8, Water Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1985. A C18 Cottage. 1 related planning application.
8, Water Lane
- WRENN ID
- stony-stronghold-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 8, Water Lane, Durweston, DT11 0QB
- OS grid reference
- ST 859 087
- Coordinates
- 50.87794, -2.20089
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 8, Water Lane is a cottage dating from the mid-18th century. It is constructed of brick with bands of flint, and has a thatched roof punctuated by end brick stacks. Originally, the cottage was symmetrical, but later outshuts have been added. The arrangement is two storeys, with a three-window front. The ground floor windows are set under segmental brick arches and contain 2-light casements with horizontal glazing bars. A former central doorway has been blocked, and a plain plank door is located to the right.
Local climate
8, Water Lane 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 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% 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 — 5 transactions since 1996
- 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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