Gate Piers and Walls Forming Part of the East and North Boundary of Belchamp Hall and Linked to Former Stable Block is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Gate piers, boundary walls.

Gate Piers and Walls Forming Part of the East and North Boundary of Belchamp Hall and Linked to Former Stable Block

WRENN ID
tenth-solder-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 August 1986
Type
Gate piers, boundary walls
Address
Gate Piers and Walls Forming Part of the East and North Boundary of Belchamp Hall and Linked to Former Stable Block, Hall Road, Belchamp Walter
OS grid reference
TL 826 408
Coordinates
52.03587, 0.66081
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers and walls form part of the east and north boundary of Belchamp Hall and are linked to the former stable block. They date from the late 18th century and 19th century. The pair of gate piers serves as a service entrance to Belchamp Hall and is constructed of rubble and reused carved masonry, featuring approximately pyramidal tops. Each pier is topped with an iron heraldic emblem that includes a crown and a dragon's head with a forked (arrow-headed) tongue. To the north, there is an irregular length of red brick walling that forms the eastern and northern boundary of the curtilage of Belchamp Hall. A further section of walling extends back at right angles to connect with the corner of the former stable block.

Local climate

Gate Piers and Walls Forming Part of the East and North Boundary of Belchamp Hall and Linked to Former Stable Block 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 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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