Whitakers is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. House.

Whitakers

WRENN ID
winding-glass-khaki
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1985
Type
House
Address
Whitakers, West Lane, Bledlow-Cum-Saunderton
OS grid reference
SP 774 024
Coordinates
51.71517, -0.8797
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Whitakers is a house that was formerly two separate cottages, built in the mid-18th century, with one cottage dated 1747 on the brickwork. The building has been altered in the 20th century. It features colourwashed brick and thatched roofs, which have a half-hip over the gable facing the road, along with brick chimneys. The structure is L-shaped and has one and a half storeys. Each original cottage consists of two bays, with a 20th-century link in the angle. The windows are irregular 20th-century leaded casements, with those on the first floor set into the thatch. There are central doorways, with the left-side doorway located in a gabled porch. A county fire insurance plaque is also present. The cottage on the right has a later matching extension at its right end. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

Whitakers sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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