35-39, Church Lane is a Grade II* listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1951. A Medieval House. 3 related planning applications.

35-39, Church Lane

WRENN ID
spare-gravel-sparrow
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 October 1951
Type
House
Period
Medieval
Address
35-39, Church Lane, CM7 5SE
OS grid reference
TL 759 244
Coordinates
51.89061, 0.5557
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 35 to 39 Church Lane, formerly known as "The Tabor House," is an early 16th century timber-framed and plastered house with a late 16th century addition to the south and a gable at the north end. The building has two storeys, with the upper storey featuring jettying across the front. It includes a moulded and carved bressumer supported by curved and moulded brackets that spring from attached shafts with capitals. The ground storey displays exposed timber framing and contains a range of four windows with casements, some of which have old leaded lights. A 16th century doorway features a four-centered arch set within a square head. The roof is tiled and includes a central chimney stack from the 16th century, which has fluted shafts and moulded brick caps, built on a square base. The original stack has been rebuilt in the same style. Inside, the house retains exposed beams and some original features. John Bunyan is said to have stayed here.

Local climate

35-39, Church Lane 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 — 4 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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