Cottage to Rear of No 14 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1976. Cottage.
Cottage to Rear of No 14
- WRENN ID
- noble-newel-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 July 1976
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Cottage to Rear of No 14, Townsend, Ilminster
- OS grid reference
- ST 366 144
- Coordinates
- 50.92629, -2.90246
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a derelict cottage located to the rear of No. 14 in Ilminster, dating from the 18th century. It is constructed from limestone rubble and shows signs of having had a thatched roof. The cottage has a two-unit plan and stands two storeys high, featuring a two-window range. Timber lintels are present above the central doorway and window openings, with the entrance located in the gable end. Inside, the structure has A-frame trusses with half-round rafters that still have their bark intact, and there are no ceilings or floors remaining.
Local climate
Cottage to Rear of No 14 receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% 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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