The Thatched Cottage, Batsford Park Arboretum is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1985. House.
The Thatched Cottage, Batsford Park Arboretum
- WRENN ID
- graven-tin-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Thatched Cottage, Batsford Park Arboretum, Bourton-On-The-Hill
- OS grid reference
- SP 182 336
- Coordinates
- 52.00057, -1.73575
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thatched Cottage, located in Batsford Park Arboretum, is a former dairy that has been converted into a detached house. It dates from the late 19th century and was built under the patronage of Lord Redesdale. The cottage is constructed from ashlar limestone with timber-framed gables that have rendered infill, topped with a thatched roof and ashlar stacks.
The building features an Arts and Crafts style and has a plan consisting of two parallel blocks, with the right-hand block slightly staggered forward. The twin-gabled facade includes a projecting 'patio' on the right, which is enclosed by a wall approximately 1 meter high, supported by timber columns above. A similar 'patio' is located at the rear of the same block. The windows display irregular fenestration, including a 6-light wood mullioned casement on the left and a 5-light wood mullioned casement below, which is supported on curved brackets. There is a part-glazed door leading from the patio in a flush surround, and to the right, a 2-light wood mullioned casement with a single external shutter. Additionally, there is a set of four octagonal stacks arranged in a square just below the ridge of the left-hand block. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Thatched Cottage, Batsford Park Arboretum receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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