The White House is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 June 1962. House.

The White House

WRENN ID
hushed-spindle-woodpecker
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 June 1962
Type
House
Address
The White House, Potter Street, Sible Hedingham
OS grid reference
TL 785 331
Coordinates
51.96829, 0.59757
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The White House is a house that likely dates from the 17th century or earlier, with a facade from the 18th or 19th century. It is constructed from timber framing and plaster, topped with a hipped roof covered in red plain tiles, which features a central gabled dormer. The building has two red brick chimney stacks and a lower extension on the left side made from similar materials. There is also a central rear wing. The house stands two storeys high with attics, displaying three windows on the first floor and two on the ground floor, along with smaller sidelights flanking the central door. All windows are small paned casements with glazing bars and Gothic heads. The entrance features a six-panelled door framed by square columns and half-round columns, which have moulded capitals and bases supporting a flat canopy.

Local climate

The White House 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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