Corn Close is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. House. 3 related planning applications.

Corn Close

WRENN ID
weathered-mantel-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 August 1987
Type
House
Address
Corn Close, Church End, Felmersham, MK43 7JB
OS grid reference
SP 992 578
Coordinates
52.21015, -0.5486
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Corn Close is a late 18th century house that was altered in the 19th century. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble and features a new tiled mansard roof. The building is two storeys high with attics and has a large two-room plan with a central front door. There are two integral brick gable end stacks and the gable ends have been modernised with flat copings.

The front elevation includes a recessed front door with four panels under four lights, topped by a flat hood supported by brackets and fluted pilaster supports. To the east of the front door is a smaller casement window, while to the west is a 19th century canted bay. At the east end, there is a four-light casement window under a timber lintel. On the first floor, there are three casement windows with 4 and 3 lights, all under timber lintels. The house also features two box dormers with slightly cambered heads.

The 19th century rear wing, likely built around the same time as the front alterations, is made of painted red brick and has a slate roof with a large central brick stack.

Local climate

Corn Close 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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