Moonrakers Sheeling Cottage Wheatsheaf Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 November 1973. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Moonrakers Sheeling Cottage Wheatsheaf Cottage

WRENN ID
shadowed-groin-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 November 1973
Type
Cottage
Address
Moonrakers Sheeling Cottage Wheatsheaf Cottage, North Street, Petworth, Chichester, GU28 0DQ
OS grid reference
SU 976 219
Coordinates
50.98911, -0.60952
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Moonrakers, Sheeling Cottage, and Wheatsheaf Cottage are three cottages that were originally part of the Wheatsheaf Inn. This building dates back to the 17th century or earlier and features a timber-framed structure, although it has mostly been refaced with painted brick, with some timbering still visible at the north end. The roof is tiled, and there are casement windows throughout. An iron bracket from the former inn-sign projects at right angles from the building. The cottages are two storeys high and have four windows.

Local climate

Moonrakers Sheeling Cottage Wheatsheaf Cottage receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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 — 1 application
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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  • 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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