Thatchings, and Front Boundary Walls and Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 April 1961. A Early 19th century Cottage. 5 related planning applications.
Thatchings, and Front Boundary Walls and Railings
- WRENN ID
- knotted-facade-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 April 1961
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Thatchings, and Front Boundary Walls and Railings, Great Street, Norton Sub Hamdon, TA14 6SG
- OS grid reference
- ST 469 159
- Coordinates
- 50.94015, -2.75586
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a cottage in a row, likely dating to the early 19th century, although it may incorporate older fabric behind the front facade. The front is faced with ham stone ashlar, while the gables are of coursed rubble. It has a thatched roof with a stepped and coped west gable, continuing to the east, and a stone slab chimney stack. The cottage has two storeys and three bays. It features sash windows in plain openings: 16-pane windows are found in the outer bays, and a 12-pane window in the upper bay. The lower bay has a 6-panel door with toplights, set in a beaded surround and covered by a flat stone hood on corbel brackets, with an additional hood mould above. A doorway to the basement is present, and bay 3 has chamfered mouldings which suggest earlier work. The interior has not been inspected. Approximately 1.5 metres south of the house is a low stone wall, constructed in near-ashlar, with a cast iron rail fence positioned on top. The rails are approximately 300mm and 600mm above the wall, supported by uprights at intervals of about 1.5 metres, with returns to the doorway. This wall and fence contribute to the setting of the cottage and enhance the street scene.
Local climate
Thatchings, and Front Boundary Walls and Railings receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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 — 2 transactions since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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