Greys Hall, Enclosing Forecourt Walls and Railings to Churchyard Face and Adjoining Wall is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1984. Forecourt wall.

Greys Hall, Enclosing Forecourt Walls and Railings to Churchyard Face and Adjoining Wall

WRENN ID
floating-sentry-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 October 1984
Type
Forecourt wall
OS grid reference
TL 776 343
Coordinates
51.97955, 0.58527
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Greys Hall features enclosing forecourt walls and railings that date back to the 18th century, located on the west face of the house. The attached red brick walls on either side have semi-circular brick coping and end in pillars topped with moulded stone coping. There is a brick plinth supporting the wrought iron railings. Between the plain rail panels with finials, there are narrow sections of ornate scroll work that also include scroll finials. The forecourt angles of the brick pillars display additional scroll work. The central gate posts are set on stone bases and consist of four shafts topped with ornate vase finials and further scroll work above. To the right, a red brick wall with flared headers and moulded coping extends to the end of the garden.

Local climate

Greys Hall, Enclosing Forecourt Walls and Railings to Churchyard Face and Adjoining Wall 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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