Brinkwells is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1972. Cottage.
Brinkwells
- WRENN ID
- salt-tin-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 March 1972
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Brinkwells, Fittleworth, Chichester
- OS grid reference
- TQ 022 211
- Coordinates
- 50.98054, -0.54547
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Brinkwells is a cottage that dates from the 17th century or earlier. It has a timber frame that has been refaced with stone rubble and features a hipped thatched roof. The cottage is two storeys high and has casement windows, with one window visible from the front. There is a modern weather-boarded bay that has been built out on the west side. A tablet on the cottage notes that Sir Edward Elgar lived here from 1917 to 1919, during which time he composed his cello concerto. However, the detached room in the garden that served as his study has been demolished.
Local climate
Brinkwells receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% 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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