54 and 56, 56a, Bradford Street is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1951. A Post-Medieval to Modern House range. 3 related planning applications.
54 and 56, 56a, Bradford Street
- WRENN ID
- quartered-chancel-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 October 1951
- Type
- House range
- Period
- Post-Medieval to Modern
- Address
- 54 and 56, 56a, Bradford Street, CM7 9AT
- OS grid reference
- TL 760 239
- Coordinates
- 51.88675, 0.55681
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 54, 56, and 56A on Bradford Street are a range of timber-framed and plastered houses dating from the 16th to 17th centuries. The northern part, which includes Nos 56 and 56A, was refronted in the 18th century and features a parapet and cornice. The buildings are two storeys high and have a five-window range. The first storey has 20th-century three-light casements, while the ground storey has four three-light bays. No 56A includes a shop front from the 20th century. No 56 has a central six-panel door set within a wooden doorcase that features panelled reveals, pilasters, and a dentilled pediment. At the north end, a wing extends eastward towards Phillips Chase and includes a cart entrance. The roofs are tiled. Inside, some of the original timber-framing and ceiling beams, some of which are carved, remain visible. The listed buildings from No 24 to No 56A on the east side form a group with Nos 37 to 89 (including Nos 57, 61, and 61A) on the west side.
Local climate
54 and 56, 56a, Bradford Street sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 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 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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