The Folly is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. House.
The Folly
- WRENN ID
- winter-cupola-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Folly, High Street, Pavenham
- OS grid reference
- SP 994 555
- Coordinates
- 52.18942, -0.5461
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Folly is a house with a date plaque indicating it was built in 1691, located on the south side of Pavenham High Street. It features coursed limestone rubble construction and originally had a thatched roof, which is now covered with concrete plain tiles. The building is two storeys high and has a gable end facing the road. The 17th-century part of the house has four casement windows on the first floor, including three from the 19th century and one leaded casement window towards the northern end. The ground floor has two 19th-century casements. All windows are designed with three lights. The 19th-century extension at the southern end has brick dentil eaves and includes two first floor casements with timber lintels, as well as a ground floor casement and doorway that feature cambered brick arches.
Local climate
The Folly sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2011
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