Cottrell Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of Glamorgan local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 31 July 1995. Lodge.

Cottrell Lodge

WRENN ID
fossil-merlon-summer
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan MP: Kanishka Narayan (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
31 July 1995
Type
Lodge
Address
Cottrell Lodge, Tre-Hill, St. Nicholas and Bonvilston
OS grid reference
ST 079 741
Coordinates
51.45913, -3.32656
Source
Cadw listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Cottrell Lodge is a one and a half storey building constructed of local coursed limestone rubble, topped with a long straw thatched roof. It features a single storey lean-to extension at the western end, which has a slated roof. The front elevation includes four later modern timber casement windows, with two smaller casements positioned above them. There is a rubblestone chimney stack on the west gable. The east elevation has a hipped apsidal shape, with a central doorway and a thatched bonnet porch above it. On either side of the door, there is a timber ribbon mullion with four lights. The rear elevation has no windows.

The interior is accessed through an early 19th century hallway at the eastern end. The original single cell layout, which has a gable entry form, remains undivided and is heated by a substantial open fire at the western end, featuring a modern surround within the opening. A stone stair from the gable entry is located on the north side of the fire. The ceiling has a 19th century joist beam structure, with some early joists still visible. There is a small kitchen located in the later lean-to on the western end. The roof structure from the 19th century is visible beneath the thatch, showcasing exposed principal beams.

Local climate

Cottrell Lodge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • 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
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Blacksmith's Cottages Grade II 1.0 km
  2. Smiths Row (also known as Blacksmiths Cottages) Grade II 1.1 km
  3. Smiths Row (also known as Blcksmiths Cottages) Grade II 1.1 km
  4. Cory Family Chest-Tomb at Parish Church of St Nicholas Grade II 1.1 km
  5. Church Hall House (former Cory Institute) Grade II 1.1 km
  6. Tinkins Hall (former Cory Institute) Grade II 1.1 km
  7. Parish Church of St Nicholas Grade II* 1.1 km
  8. Telephone Call-box on corner with road to St Nicholas' Church Grade II 1.1 km
  9. GPO Pillar on corner with Road to St Nicholas' Church Grade II 1.1 km
  10. Village Farmhouse Grade II 1.2 km