The Piece is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1986. Cottage. 4 related planning applications.
The Piece
- WRENN ID
- worn-flint-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 1986
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Piece, 1 and 2, Lower Swell
- OS grid reference
- SP 174 256
- Coordinates
- 51.92907, -1.74724
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Piece is a cottage pair, likely dating from around 1700, which was remodelled in the mid-19th century. The building is constructed from rubble with a Cotswold stone roof and features rubble chimneys. The eastern side has two-and-a-half storeys, with two gabled dormers. It has mullioned windows arranged in two ranges. The windows on the left-hand side have three lights and are ovolo moulded, believed to be original. The windows on the right-hand side are chamfered and are likely from the remodelling. There are outer doorways with segmental heads and an outer lean-to. A gabled extension is visible at the rear. The group value context recognizes its contribution to the character of the area.
Local climate
The Piece receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 8 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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