The Willows is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1984. House. 2 related planning applications.

The Willows

WRENN ID
tired-passage-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 November 1984
Type
House
Address
The Willows, Oak Road, Pebmarsh, CO9 2QD
OS grid reference
TL 846 341
Coordinates
51.97482, 0.6866
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Willows is a house dating from the late 16th century, with a 20th-century extension. It features a timber frame that is plastered in parts, with some exposed framing, and is topped with handmade red clay tiles. The house has three bays facing east and includes a central chimney stack, following a lobby-entrance plan. A two-storey rear extension has been added to the right end, along with a single-storey extension in the rear angle. A large porch was also added in the 20th century.

The building stands two storeys high and has a two-window range of 20th-century casements, with a 20th-century door located at the front of the porch. The chimney shafts have been rebuilt in the 20th century. Inside, there are jowled posts, heavy studding that is exposed, and straight corner bracing that is trenched inside the studs. The left lower room features a chamfered beam with lamb's tongue stops, and the joists are plastered to the soffits. The right lower room also has a chamfered beam with lamb's tongue stops, along with exposed plain joists of large section and a large wood-burning brick hearth. The roof is constructed with clasped purlins and arched collars.

Local climate

The Willows 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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