The Orchard and Gable Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1986. Cottage.
The Orchard and Gable Cottage
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1986
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Orchard and Gable Cottage, Old Road, Maisemore
- OS grid reference
- SO 810 213
- Coordinates
- 51.89063, -2.27624
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Orchard and Gable Cottage are two attached cottages dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, with alterations made in the mid and late 20th century. They feature brick-nogged timber framing, with English bond brickwork on the right end bay. The left cottage, Gable Cottage, has an asbestos slate roof, while the right cottage has a tiled roof.
The buildings are arranged in four bays and stand one and a half storeys high, with a depth of one room. Facing the road, there is a three-light casement window from 1985 set in an earlier opening with a cambered brick arch. The left side displays timber framing, with a straight brace main post supporting the wallplate and brick nogging that is painted. There is also a two-light metal casement window from the 20th century and a fully-glazed door beneath a gabled hood supported by slim front posts, with the gable being boarded. To the left of the door, there is a three-light casement window and a straight brace corner post leading to the wallplate.
A lean-to dormer with a two-light casement window from the 20th century is located to the right of the door. An external brick chimney is present on the right return, while a lateral chimney is found at the rear of the left cottage. The left gable likely had a half-hip originally, but the top has been boarded. The three-bay house has been extended by one bay on the right, likely originally as a single dwelling before being subdivided.
Local climate
The Orchard and Gable Cottage receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 2 transactions since 2002
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