Hector Cottage Hector House is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1976. House. 2 related planning applications.
Hector Cottage Hector House
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-balcony-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 May 1976
- Type
- House
- Address
- Hector Cottage Hector House, 10, Hector Street, LA13 9NA
- OS grid reference
- SD 210 705
- Coordinates
- 54.12496, -3.20902
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Hector Cottage and Hector House are two dwellings that were originally one house, likely built in the 18th century and refronted in the 19th century. The exterior features scored stucco and a graduated slate roof. The building is two storeys high and has three bays, with a wing extending to the rear left, which is now Hector Cottage, along with some additions in the angle.
The structure has a plinth and raised quoins. The central doorway is framed by an ashlar architrave with a cornice supported by consoles, and there is a plaque above that reads 'HECTOR HOUSE'. The windows are 20th-century casements with glazing bars, set in shaped surrounds with projecting sills. The building also has an ogee cast-iron gutter on blocks, shaped kneelers (though the copings have been removed), and end stacks.
On the left side of the building, the gable of Hector House features a small window with a surround similar to that of the front. In the rear wing, Hector Cottage has a part-glazed door in an ashlar surround, supported by shaped stone brackets for a later canopy. There are 20th-century casements to the left and another in the centre of the first floor, both with surrounds that reflect the earlier proportions of the openings, as well as end stacks.
Local climate
Hector Cottage Hector House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,670 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- 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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