Congregational Church is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1978. Church. 3 related planning applications.
Congregational Church
- WRENN ID
- old-keystone-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1978
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Congregational Church, Parsonage Street, Halstead, CO9 2JW
- OS grid reference
- TL 815 305
- Coordinates
- 51.94402, 0.63985
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Congregational Church, located on Parsonage Street in Halstead, was built in 1865. It is constructed from random dressed stone and has a steep pitched grey slate roof. The building is arranged on a cruciform plan. The north front features two entrance porches with pitched roofs and two-centred arches with moulded jambs. A central section is distinguished by small traceried windows at a lower level and a large traceried window above. A prominent tower originally featured a stone spire at the south-west corner; this has since been removed.
Inside, the church retains its original layout. Galleries are present on all sides, having a panelled front supported by cast iron columns. Further, thinner cast iron columns support the five arch-braced roof and arcades. At the south end, a moulded arch leads to the organ chamber, which houses a large organ above a vestry partitioned by a gothic screen behind the rostrum. A gothic bracket clock is positioned on the north gallery front. The rostrum, reading desk, and benches remain intact. A former Sunday School is located in the basement, featuring cast iron columns supporting the floor above.
Local climate
Congregational Church sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 17 transactions since 2003
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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