The Hall is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1984. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.

The Hall

WRENN ID
floating-span-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire MP: Charlotte Cane (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 January 1984
Type
Farmhouse
Address
The Hall, Abbey Close, Burwell, CB25 0HN
OS grid reference
TL 585 664
Coordinates
52.27345, 0.32166
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Hall is a farmhouse with origins in the medieval period, with additions and alterations from the 16th, 17th, and 19th centuries. It features an original surviving medieval cross-wing and a fragment of a larger building that was demolished around 1920, which now forms the present north wing. The south range is likely from the 17th century and has been partly rebuilt in the 19th century. A side stack was added in the 16th century. The structure is timber-framed, rendered, and has been replaced with clunch, topped with thatched roofs.

The building is two storeys high, with elevations facing east that include a tall side stack at the angle of the two ranges made of local brick, which is plastered below the eaves. There is a 19th-century side stack on the south gable, and the windows are modern, consisting of three first-floor and two ground-floor three- and four-light casement windows. A modern glazed entrance door is located on the north side.

Inside the north range, there are substantial timbers arranged in squares, with lap-jointed braces to the wall plates featuring splayed joggled scarf joints. The interior also includes re-used ceiling beams.

Local climate

The Hall 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 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 1 transaction since 2017
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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