Sundial Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cheltenham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1960. House. 1 related planning application.

Sundial Cottage

WRENN ID
plain-mantel-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheltenham
Constituency
Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1960
Type
House
Address
Sundial Cottage, 37, the Burgage, Prestbury, GL52 3DL
OS grid reference
SO 967 240
Coordinates
51.91498, -2.04904
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Sundial Cottage is a semi-detached house that may date back to the late 16th century, as indicated by a sundial set into the left gable end, which is dated and initialled 'I 15 79 H'. The house was largely rebuilt in the late 18th century or early 19th century. The original structure features coursed squared and dressed limestone, but most of the building is now constructed from brick, except for the left gable end. The roof is covered with concrete tiles, and the ashlar stack has been repaired with brick.

The cottage has a rectangular plan and stands two storeys tall with an attic, which is illuminated by three 20th-century two-light roof dormers that have glazing bars. The facade is also lit by similar two and three-light casements. A central four-panel door is set within a moulded surround and is topped by a projecting flat wooden hood supported by freestanding wooden columns. The left gable end features two three-light double-chamfered stone-mullioned casements with stopped hoods, along with a two-light garret window that has leaded panes and a hood. Below the attic window is the sundial with a metal gnomon. The rear of the cottage includes 20th-century casements and dormers. The left gable end has flat coping with a roll-cross saddle, and there is a gable-end and lateral stack. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Sundial Cottage receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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