Two Swans is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1974. A C18 Cottage, terrace.

Two Swans

WRENN ID
proud-marble-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Beaconsfield MP: Joy Morrissey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 January 1974
Type
Cottage, terrace
Address
Two Swans, 4, Quoiting Square, Marlow
OS grid reference
SU 847 865
Coordinates
51.57103, -0.77881
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Two Swans is a terrace of 18th-century cottages located on Quoiting Square. The building is two storeys high and constructed of colourwashed brick, featuring a string course at the first-floor level. Each cottage has two windows. Number 4 now includes the former Number 2, although part of this cottage has been converted to open onto West Street as Queen Cottage. The old door to Number 2 is now blocked, but its hood remains as part of the new tiled roof of Number 4. The windows consist of three-light casements, with one small window replacing the old door and an additional small window to the left on the first floor.

Number 6 has shutters, with sash windows on the ground floor and casements on the first floor, along with a band. The doorway, located to the right of centre, features a modern door. Number 8 underwent alterations in the 19th century, resulting in a raised roof now covered with tiles. This cottage has a shop front, and the first floor includes glazing bars and shutters.

Local climate

Two Swans sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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