Rock Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. House. 2 related planning applications.
Rock Cottage
- WRENN ID
- standing-slate-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- Rock Cottage, 261, Cottles Lane, Winsley, BA15 2HJ
- OS grid reference
- ST 806 608
- Coordinates
- 51.34621, -2.27898
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Rock Cottage is a house dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone with a slate roof, coped gables, and a stack at the west end. The house has a basement and two storeys, originally with a two-window front. The upper floor has two 12-pane sashes, while the ground floor features a plate glass sash and a front door with a hood supported by brackets. A raised plinth, band, and eaves band are also present. The east end wall features apex dove-holes and sashes on the ground, first, and basement floors, along with a basement door. A central axial stack rises from the rear roof slope.
A lower range extends to the west, incorporating Bridgwater tiles and squared rubble stone walling. This west range has 12-pane sashes on both floors and a door to the right side. A further range beyond the west range is set into the hillside, incorporating a 16-pane window and a door at a higher level due to the slope.
The house was owned by the Heal family during the 19th century. A stone quarry located behind the property was documented in an 1841 Tithe map survey. It is believed that the cottage was used as a bakery in the later 19th century.
Local climate
Rock Cottage receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 7 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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