The Old Vicarage is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1976. A C17 House.

The Old Vicarage

WRENN ID
leaning-courtyard-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 February 1976
Type
House
Address
The Old Vicarage, Church Road, Gosfield
OS grid reference
TL 778 294
Coordinates
51.9354, 0.58623
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Vicarage is a house that dates from the 17th century or earlier, with additions and alterations made in the 18th century and later. The front range is timber framed and plastered, while the rear wing is constructed of painted brick. The roofs are covered with red plain tiles, and there are three red brick chimney stacks on the front range and two on the rear. The building features a moulded eaves cornice and stands two storeys high.

On the first floor, there is a range of five windows, and on the ground floor, there are three windows, all of which include various small-paned vertical and horizontal sliding sashes and casements set in moulded surrounds. The central entrance has a panelled door that is partly glazed, flanked by panelled pilasters and topped with a dentilled soffit to the pediment. There is a part glazed gabled timber porch with a segmental head above the door, and garage doors are located to the right. It is reputed that the ceilings contain stop-chamfered bridging joists.

Local climate

The Old Vicarage 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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