Doreward's Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1951. A Tudor House. 4 related planning applications.

Doreward's Hall

WRENN ID
distant-ashlar-starling
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 October 1951
Type
House
Period
Tudor
Address
Doreward's Hall, the Chase, CM7 5LS
OS grid reference
TL 762 254
Coordinates
51.89965, 0.56052
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Doreward's Hall is a significant house with important remains from the 16th century, along with additions from the 17th and 18th centuries. It is constructed partly of brick and partly of timber framing with plaster. The house is believed to have been rebuilt by Edward Thursby in 1579, with the current west wing likely being the original north wing of Thursby's house. The building has two storeys and attics, designed in an L-shaped plan with wings extending to the south-west and south-east.

The south-west front showcases interesting 16th-century features, although it is currently in a dilapidated state. This facade is made of red brick, featuring a moulded brick plinth and octagonal buttresses at the corners, which were originally topped with pinnacles. The facade is divided by moulded brick string courses between the storeys. It has one range of windows, with mullioned and transomed windows that include leaded lights. The ground and attic storey windows are three-light, while the first storey window is five-light, with brick pediments above the ground and first storey windows. The remaining windows in the house are primarily double-hung sashes with vertical glazing bars. The roofs are tiled.

Local climate

Doreward's Hall 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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