Rock Cottage Woodlands is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1984. Cottage.

Rock Cottage Woodlands

WRENN ID
woven-forge-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 November 1984
Type
Cottage
Address
Rock Cottage Woodlands, Woodlands End, Mells
OS grid reference
ST 730 490
Coordinates
51.23989, -2.38759
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Rock Cottage and Woodlands are a pair of cottages dating from the 17th century, with alterations from the 19th century. They are constructed from Doulting rubble, featuring tile and thatch roofs, and have restored rubble stacks. The buildings are designed in a picturesque "L"-plan. Rock Cottage is two stories high with three bays, showcasing three-light ovolo moulded stone mullioned windows with stopped labels on the ground floor, and casement windows above. Woodlands is also two stories with three bays, featuring two and three-light casements, and has two openings on the first floor under eyebrows. Both cottages have central door openings with plank doors, while Woodlands includes a corrugated iron hood over its entrance.

Local climate

Rock Cottage Woodlands receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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