The Hollies is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1985. House. 2 related planning applications.
The Hollies
- WRENN ID
- rooted-jamb-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 January 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Hollies, 2, Shillington Road, Meppershall, SG17 5ND
- OS grid reference
- TL 136 360
- Coordinates
- 52.01098, -0.34606
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hollies is a house with origins in the 17th century, significantly reworked in the 18th century. The west, north, and east elevations are built of 18th-century brick, while the south elevation is colourwashed render. The house appears to retain some of its original timber-framed structure and has a clay tile roof. It follows a two-room plan, extending over two storeys and incorporating attics.
The north elevation features flush sash windows with glazing bars; two windows are on the ground floor, and three on the first floor, with the ground floor windows set beneath segmental heads. A brick band runs along the first-floor level. The central doorway has a six-panel door, with the upper pair of panels glazed, accompanied by a pilastered surround and a moulded triangular pediment. A red brick ridge stack, serving back-to-back hearths, is located in line with the doorway. A single-storey addition is present at one end, with a lean-to extension to the rear elevation.
Local climate
The Hollies sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2022
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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