Boutell's Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1984. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.

Boutell's Farmhouse

WRENN ID
haunted-attic-reed
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 November 1984
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Boutell's Farmhouse, Henny Road, Lamarsh, CO8 5EX
OS grid reference
TL 885 369
Coordinates
51.99931, 0.7452
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Boutell's Farmhouse is a house dating from the late 16th century, with extensions made in the 20th century. It is timber framed, plastered, and has a roof covered with handmade red clay tiles. The building has four bays arranged in a northwest-southeast alignment, featuring an axial chimney stack located one bay from the southeast end. There is a 20th-century lean-to extension along the entire southwest elevation, which includes two 20th-century chimney stacks and a smaller lean-to beyond. A lean-to porch is situated at the northern corner, providing a side entrance. The farmhouse is one storey high with attics.

On the northeast elevation, there are two 20th-century casement windows and an additional one in a gabled dormer. The structure displays heavy studding, with some areas renewed using lighter studs. The southeast and middle rooms contain axial beams and joists that are horizontally sectioned, all of which are chamfered with step stops. In the rear wall, there is a framed window that has mortices for three diamond mullions. The brickwork of the main hearth has been largely renewed, and there is a 20th-century grate in the southeast room. The roof structure appears to have been rebuilt, although much of it is concealed by interior finishes.

Local climate

Boutell's Farmhouse 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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