Cobblestones is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1987. House. 1 related planning application.

Cobblestones

WRENN ID
secret-pediment-elm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 April 1987
Type
House
Address
Cobblestones, 93, High Street, Earls Colne, CO6 2RB
OS grid reference
TL 859 288
Coordinates
51.92722, 0.70371
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Cobblestones is a building that was originally part of an inn, dating back to the 15th century, with alterations made in the late 19th century. It is timber framed, roughcast rendered, and has a roof covered with handmade red plain tiles. The structure consists of three bays aligned northeast-southwest, with a gabled front facing the street. It features a continuous jetty on the right side, which has been underbuilt, and an external stack on the left side. The building has two storeys and a cellar.

The façade includes a one-window range of late 19th century three-light casements with drip-moulds, along with a smaller casement on the first floor. There is also a half-glazed door. This building was originally the northwest parlour range of a 15th century courtyard inn known as 'The Blue Boar', which was later renamed 'The George'. The rest of the inn was demolished in 1841. This section was used as an elementary school until it was replaced by a purpose-built school in Park Lane in 1871. The cellar remains original, featuring moulded and stop-chamfered beams and joists, as well as original window openings.

Local climate

Cobblestones sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 660 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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