Sun Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1969. A Medieval House, former chapel. 1 related planning application.

Sun Cottage

WRENN ID
young-lead-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 February 1969
Type
House, former chapel
Period
Medieval
Address
Sun Cottage, Moulton, DL10 6QG
OS grid reference
NZ 235 038
Coordinates
54.42915, -1.63861
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Sun Cottage, formerly known as Joiners Shop, is a medieval chapel that has been converted into a house. It is possibly from the 13th century, with alterations made in the 19th and 20th centuries. The building is constructed of rubble and has a 20th-century pantile roof. It is a single storey structure with approximately three bays and features quoins. All external openings date from the 20th century.

Inside, there are four medieval roof trusses, three of which are exposed, featuring angled principals with arched collars supported on corbels. In the east wall, to the right of a 20th-century fireplace, there is a piscina that has been moved from its traditional position in the southeast corner. This piscina has a triangular hood carved from a single piece of stone, believed to be of French origin. The west doorway now leads to a bathroom.

The chapel is identified as a small cell established in Moulton in the 13th century, associated with the French Abbey of Bagard, which was highly regarded by the Earl of Richmond. Despite the dissolution of English properties of alien priories by the Crown in 1414, the chapel continued to be used for services into the early 15th century and likely remained in use until the Reformation. It was recorded as granted by the Crown in 1586 to John Awbrey and John Radcliffe, and it was used as a carpenter's shop in the late 19th century.

Local climate

Sun Cottage receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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