Wentworth House is a Grade II* listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1951. House. 2 related planning applications.
Wentworth House
- WRENN ID
- moated-hall-ash
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 October 1951
- Type
- House
- Address
- Wentworth House, 87, Bradford Street
- OS grid reference
- TL 760 240
- Coordinates
- 51.88748, 0.55628
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Wentworth House is a notable 17th-century timber-framed and plastered house located at 885 Bradford Street in Brocking. The building features a jet tied upper storey with exposed timber framing and has three gables, two of which are jet tied above the first storey. It consists of two storeys, attics, and cellars. The first storey includes three 18th-century double hung sash windows with glazing bars in flush cased frames, along with two later sash windows that have vertical glazing bars and small casements on either side of the window at the south end. The house originally had a richly carved shell canopy, which has been removed during restoration and is reportedly stored safely. The roofs are tiled and feature 17th-century rainwater heads on either side of the central gable, which bear the initials and date: FJ 1679.
Local climate
Wentworth House 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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