The Mad Dog Inn is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. Inn. 3 related planning applications.
The Mad Dog Inn
- WRENN ID
- ghost-vestry-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1987
- Type
- Inn
- Address
- The Mad Dog Inn, 212, High Street, Odell, MK43 7AR
- OS grid reference
- SP 956 574
- Coordinates
- 52.20713, -0.60149
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Mad Dog Inn is an inn that dates from the late 17th century or early 18th century. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble and features a thatched roof that is hipped at the west end. The building has an L-shaped plan with a rear wing attached on the east side, along with a pantiled extension. It stands two storeys tall. The front elevation includes two casement windows with leaded panes on each floor, and there are several signs of blocked openings throughout the structure.
Local climate
The Mad Dog Inn sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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