Pear Tree Cottage and Berry Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Pear Tree Cottage and Berry Cottage

WRENN ID
secret-terrace-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1985
Type
Cottage
Address
Pear Tree Cottage and Berry Cottage, Maddington Street, Shrewton, SP3 4JE
OS grid reference
SU 067 439
Coordinates
51.19428, -1.90521
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Pear Tree Cottage and Berry Cottage are a detached cottage, originally built in the late 17th century and subsequently divided into two semi-detached cottages. The construction is of limestone and flint chequers, topped with a thatched roof and featuring brick gable-end stacks. The cottages are single-storey with an attic, displaying four windows at the front. A 4-panelled door from the 19th century is centrally positioned, sheltered by a canopy. To the right is a small casement window, while a blocked window and two 2-light casements and one 3-light casement are situated to the left. Four eyebrow dormers light the attic space, housing one single casement and three 2-light casements. A 20th-century two-storey extension, which is not of particular architectural interest, is attached to the left side.

At the rear, the layout mirrors the front, with various casement windows (one 2-light, one 3-light) and 19th-century 4-panelled doors. The attic rear features three 2-light casements and a single casement.

Inside Pear Tree Cottage, a notable open fireplace is present, characterised by a chamfered timber lintel resting on stone jambs, along with chamfered beams featuring bar or ogee stops. The beams in Berry Cottage have been renewed. Both cottages were undergoing renovation during a survey in November 1984.

Local climate

Pear Tree Cottage and Berry Cottage receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% 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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  • Sale history — 6 transactions since 2001
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