Cartlodge Approximately 100 Metres South East of Blake House Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1983. Cartlodge.

Cartlodge Approximately 100 Metres South East of Blake House Farmhouse

WRENN ID
proud-bronze-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 June 1983
Type
Cartlodge
OS grid reference
TL 702 232
Coordinates
51.88141, 0.47208
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This cartlodge, located approximately 100 metres southeast of Blake House Farmhouse, dates from the 19th century. It is timber framed and weatherboarded, with vertical boarding at the rear. The roof is covered in grey slate and the structure consists of 9 bays. It features V-struts supporting the side purlin roof and central posts with straight bracing to support the wide span tie beams. This cartlodge is included as part of a farm complex.

Local climate

Cartlodge Approximately 100 Metres South East of Blake House Farmhouse 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 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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