Sham Castle/Folly 430 Metres South West of Belchamp Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Folly.
Sham Castle/Folly 430 Metres South West of Belchamp Hall
- WRENN ID
- south-mantel-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 August 1986
- Type
- Folly
- OS grid reference
- TL 823 403
- Coordinates
- 52.03174, 0.65715
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Sham Castle, also known as a folly, was built in the 19th century. It is constructed of flint and uncoursed rubble, featuring red brick dressings and details. At the north end, there is a tall narrow tower topped with brick battlements and cross-shaped openings, which is connected to the main wall by a brick arch. The central section of the wall includes a pointed arched window opening, a spur wall, and has a slightly curved east face. To the south, there is a circular 'tower' that is largely covered in ivy. This structure was originally designed to serve as an eyecatcher from Belchamp Hall.
Local climate
Sham Castle/Folly 430 Metres South West of Belchamp Hall 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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