Fir Tree Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1988. Dwelling, workshop.

Fir Tree Cottage

WRENN ID
roaming-tallow-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 October 1988
Type
Dwelling, workshop
Address
Fir Tree Cottage, Lake, Wilsford Cum Lake
OS grid reference
SU 133 391
Coordinates
51.1511, -1.81098
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Fir Tree Cottage is an estate dwelling and workshop, now a house, built around 1900 for Joseph Lovibond of Lake House. The structure features in-situ chalk concrete with integrated vertical timber framing and has a tiled roof that replaced the original thatch. It consists of seven by four frame bays, with the entrance located on the north side, which includes a door with a glazed panel. The cottage has timber paned casement windows and a brick stack at the corner. The upper floor is said to have originally served as a weaving shed without intermediate partitions, showcasing an unusual use of in-situ concrete.

Local climate

Fir Tree 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 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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