Cottage to rear of Morris Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 November 1990. Fountain.
Cottage to rear of Morris Cottages
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 19 November 1990
- Type
- Fountain
- Address
- Cottage to rear of Morris Cottages, 6 Heol-Y-Doll, Machynlleth, SY20 8BH
- OS grid reference
- SH 744 011
- Coordinates
- 52.59354, -3.85442
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
This building is a cottage located behind Morris Cottages, dating from the 19th century. It is two stories high and constructed of rubble, featuring window fronts arranged in reflected pairs. Number 5 is whitewashed. The cottages have slate roofs and three chimney stacks that are rendered and cut down. Numbers 1, 2, and 4 have 9 and 12-pane sash windows, while Number 3 has small pane metal frame casements. Number 5 has been modernized, and Number 6 features 9 and 4-pane sashes below slate lintels. The doors are boarded for Numbers 1, 2, and 4, with Number 1 having a 4-pane overlight. Number 3 has a 4-panel door, Number 5 has a modern door, and Number 6 has a half-glazed door. The rear of the building is low rubble with a blocked central door. The cottage was unoccupied at the time of inspection in September 1989.
Local climate
Cottage to rear of Morris Cottages sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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