Serpentine Wall to Doreward's Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 November 1973. Wall.
Serpentine Wall to Doreward's Hall
- WRENN ID
- scattered-loft-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 November 1973
- Type
- Wall
- Address
- Serpentine Wall to Doreward's Hall, the Chase
- OS grid reference
- TL 762 254
- Coordinates
- 51.89945, 0.56009
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The serpentine wall to Doreward's Hall is a tall 18th-century red brick structure that extends approximately 37 yards from the north-west corner of the 16th-century facade of Doreward's Hall.
Local climate
Serpentine Wall to Doreward's Hall 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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