74, 75 and 76 Newtown is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1961. A Early 19th century Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
74, 75 and 76 Newtown
- WRENN ID
- second-ember-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1961
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 74, 75 and 76 Newtown, Milborne Port, Sherborne, DT9 5BH
- OS grid reference
- ST 669 189
- Coordinates
- 50.96874, -2.47227
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of three cottages, dating from around 1818. They are built of local stone rubble with half-hipped thatched roofs, swept ridges, and brick chimney stacks.
No. 74 has been extended westward and now has two bays. It includes a modern door and sidelights, and leaded casement windows. The lower window in the second bay is under a segmental arch, while the upper window is set into a roof dormer.
No. 75 projects, and features small-pane casements with a concrete lintel above the lower window. A glazed door is located in the west side of the projection, sheltered by a thatched hood.
No. 76 originally comprised three bays and may have been two cottages at one point. It has horizontal bar casement windows, all with segmental arched heads, and the upper window in the second bay is set into a semi-circular thatched eyebrow. An entrance door is recessed in the east gable. A modern extension is present at the rear.
The interiors were not inspected. Newtown itself was a planned layout of around 1818, originally containing about 80 thatched cottages, and is believed to have been conceived as a political tactic. The group, despite alterations, retains some original details and illustrates the original concept of the development. The group is primarily included on the list for group value.
Local climate
74, 75 and 76 Newtown receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 7 transactions since 1997
- 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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