Rectory Gate Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Cottage.

Rectory Gate Cottage

WRENN ID
forgotten-pewter-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 May 1985
Type
Cottage
Address
Rectory Gate Cottage, the Street, Sutton, Chichester, RH20 1PS
OS grid reference
SU 979 155
Coordinates
50.93131, -0.60777
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Rectory Gate Cottage, formerly known as Ivy Cottage, is a building that dates from the early 19th century. Originally two cottages, it has been combined into one. The structure is two storeys tall and features four windows. The northern part of the cottage is constructed from stone rubble with red brick dressings and quoins, while the southern part is made of red brick with alternating grey headers. The roof is covered with slate, and the entire building has casement windows.

Local climate

Rectory Gate Cottage receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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