Howard Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. House. 2 related planning applications.

Howard Cottage

WRENN ID
lapsed-cinder-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle MP: Ms Julie Minns (Lab)
Country
England
Type
House
Address
Howard Cottage, A69, Warwick Bridge, Wetheral
OS grid reference
NY 474 568
Coordinates
54.90358, -2.82099
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · EPC · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Howard Cottage is a house dating from the early 18th century, likely modified as an estate house for the Howards of Corby Castle. It features rough-cast walls and a steeply pitched slate roof, which was formerly thatched. The roof has coped gables with kneelers and rendered brick chimney stacks. The building is one storey high and has five bays. The entrance has an alternating block surround, while the windows have plain surrounds, with those on the left being from the 19th century. The windows in the east gable have hood moulds, and above them is the Howard family arms, topped with a decorated bargeboard that includes the inscription "Sola Villus Invicta." In the early 19th century, the cottage was used as a Roman Catholic Church before being converted back into a house around 1842.

Local climate

Howard Cottage sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 2005
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • 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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