Gestingthorpe Hall Outbuilding Approximately 20 Metres North West of Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1984. A C19 Outbuilding.

Gestingthorpe Hall Outbuilding Approximately 20 Metres North West of Hall

WRENN ID
tangled-ember-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 July 1984
Type
Outbuilding
OS grid reference
TL 810 386
Coordinates
52.01689, 0.63671
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a 19th-century outbuilding located approximately 20 metres northwest of Gestingthorpe Hall. It is constructed of red brick and features a red plain tiled roof with a gable. To the left, there is a red brick chimney, and beside it is a bell cote with a weatherboarded base and timber supports, topped with a lead ogee head and a weathercock. The building has two storeys, with a loft door in the central gable and a three-window range of casements, as well as a stable door. This outbuilding is included for its group value and its elaborate bell cote.

Local climate

Gestingthorpe Hall Outbuilding Approximately 20 Metres North West of 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 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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