3 and 5, Broad End is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1980. Cottage.
3 and 5, Broad End
- WRENN ID
- muted-pilaster-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire MP: Ian Sollom (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1980
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 3 and 5, Broad End, Elsworth
- OS grid reference
- TL 313 636
- Coordinates
- 52.25526, -0.07679
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos. 3 and 5 Broad End is a cottage that was originally a pair, dating from the late 17th century. It is constructed with a timber frame and plastered exterior, featuring a painted brick plinth and a half-hipped thatched roof. The building has one storey and an attic, with an end stack on the left side and a ridge stack. The entrance has a 20th-century panelled door located in a lobby entry position. There are four horizontal sliding sash windows and two similar dormer windows.
Local climate
3 and 5, Broad End 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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