Henlow Grange is a Grade II* listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1952. Country house. 5 related planning applications.

Henlow Grange

WRENN ID
western-terrace-moth
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 1952
Type
Country house
Address
Henlow Grange, SG16 6DB
OS grid reference
TL 183 383
Coordinates
52.03122, -0.27566
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Henlow Grange is a small country house, now converted into a health clinic. It dates from the mid-18th century and likely replaces an earlier building. The house is constructed of red brick with a chequerwork pattern made from vitrified headers and has hipped clay tile roofs. The layout is a double pile plan, featuring a main block of three storeys, a two-storey wing to the northwest, and a single-storey wing to the southeast, all set on a basement.

The front elevation faces southwest and is arranged in a 3:5:3 window pattern. All windows are sashes with glazing bars and wood valances, set under gauged brick flat arches. The main block has a central doorway accessed by a flight of stone steps. This doorway features a part-glazed door with a lugged surround and a heavy keystone. The porch is pedimented and supported by Ionic columns and pilasters. The main block also has projecting piers at the corners, each rising to a chimney stack with a moulded cornice. A brick band runs at first-floor level across all three blocks, with the central block showcasing a heavy moulded cornice that breaks forward around the corner piers. The left-hand block has a lightly moulded cornice, while the right-hand block features a plain parapet with recessed panels that align with the window spacing. There is a later addition to the right of the right-hand block, which also includes recessed panels that continue the window arrangements.

Inside, the ground floor retains many decorative features, including panelling in the library and hall, with the hall featuring broken pedimented door surrounds. The late 19th-century Peacock room is notable for its hand-painted Chinese wallpaper illustrating plants and birds, Rococo-style fireplaces, and fluted Ionic columns and pilasters framing the central archway. The staircase is adorned with spiral turned balusters and panelling.

Local climate

Henlow Grange 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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