Sun and Moon House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.
Sun and Moon House
- WRENN ID
- winding-arch-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Sun and Moon House, the Hollow, Orcheston, SP3 4JY
- OS grid reference
- SU 067 444
- Coordinates
- 51.1992, -1.90465
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Sun and Moon House is a detached cottage dating from the early 18th century. It is constructed of cob with a thatched roof and features brick stacks. The cottage has one storey and an attic, with a two-window front. There is a 20th-century door located in a rustic porch to the left of the centre. To the right, there are two 2-light casements, and to the left, there is one 2-light casement. The attic also has two 2-light casements. The left side of the cottage is windowless, while the right side has one 2-light casement on both the ground and first floors. At the rear, there are 20th-century extensions and 20th-century casements. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Sun and Moon House 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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