Part of Former House and Attached Garden Wall Approximatley 15 Metres South of Toppinghoe Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 May 1953. House.

Part of Former House and Attached Garden Wall Approximatley 15 Metres South of Toppinghoe Hall

WRENN ID
riven-bronze-jay
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 May 1953
Type
House
OS grid reference
TL 772 115
Coordinates
51.77445, 0.56847
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This structure is part of a late 16th century house and an attached garden wall, located approximately 15 meters south of Toppinghoe Hall. The building is constructed of red brick in Flemish stretcher bond and consists of two remaining walls that face northwest and southwest, featuring two external stacks on the southwest wall. Originally, the building was two storeys with an attic.

The northwest gable end has an original five-light window on both the ground and first floors, which includes ovolo-moulded jambs, mullions, and a transom, with a square head and moulded label, although it is now blocked. In the attic gable, there is a three-light window with similar detailing. The gable also features a diagonal pinnacle.

On the southwest elevation, there is a two-light transomed window on the ground floor and two similar windows on the first floor, along with an altered stair window at half-height. A central doorway with a blocked four-centred arched head is also present. Inside this wall, there are fireplaces on each floor, both featuring moulded four-centred arches and chamfered jambs, along with traces of original plaster.

As of January 1985, the building had no roof or floor, and the northwest gable end was supported by timber. The southeast gable end and the upper part of the southern corner have been demolished in recent years with permission. Extending northwest from the northwest corner is a garden wall approximately 6 meters long and 2 meters high, which includes one gateway, a plinth of cut brick, and renewed coping. The southwest side of the wall features two recesses, one of which forms a nesting hole, while the other, lacking a timber lintel, may have been a bee bole.

Local climate

Part of Former House and Attached Garden Wall Approximatley 15 Metres South of Toppinghoe 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% 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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