The Anchor is a Grade II* listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1982. A C16 Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
The Anchor
- WRENN ID
- guardian-quartz-scarlet
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1982
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Anchor, 38, Church Street, Hemingford Grey, PE28 9DF
- OS grid reference
- TL 293 707
- Coordinates
- 52.31993, -0.10423
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Anchor is a Grade II* listed building located on Church Street in Hemingford Grey. This mid to late 16th century structure consists of two cottages that are timber-framed and covered in rough-cast render. It features a half-hipped thatched roof with two levels and a gault brick ridge stack that has two flues. There is also an external gault brick stack at the rear right side of the building. The Anchor is one storey with attics and has a lobby entry plan.
The building includes two gable dormers with horizontal sliding sashes that have glazing bars, and there are three similar sash windows on the ground floor, two of which are fitted with 19th century panelled shutters. A 19th century plank door and a casement window with glazing bars are located in a shaped, moulded architrave to the left side. Additionally, there is a 19th century wood bracket for an inn sign.
Inside, the Anchor features an open hall with a floored end bay and two floored bays on the right side. The left hand bays have long, straight downward bracing to the posts. There is a pair of 19th century settles, which have been shortened, flanking the hearth. The interior of the building is depicted in Dendy Sadler's works "The Squire's Song" and "The Popular Candidate."
Local climate
The Anchor 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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