26, High Street is a Grade II* listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1950. A C15 Historic site. 1 related planning application.
26, High Street
- WRENN ID
- nether-copper-primrose
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1950
- Type
- Historic site
- Address
- 26, High Street, Halstead, CO9 2AP
- OS grid reference
- TL 813 306
- Coordinates
- 51.945, 0.63778
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No 26 High Street is a Grade II* listed building that was originally a College or Chantry House, founded under the will of Bartholomew, Lord Bouchier in 1411. Only a small part of the original structure remains, with a 19th-century addition to the street front and a 16th-century enlargement on the north side. The original building features a very fine and elaborate roof construction that is visible on the first floor. This includes parts of an original hammer beam roof, one of which has a terminal carved angel, along with sections of an embattled cornice with traceried panels. The roof also has side purlins and a ridge piece, with collar arches that are spur tied. The 16th-century upper storey projects on the south-west side, and there are some moulded ceiling beams. The building is two storeys high, timber-framed, and plastered, topped with a red plain tile roof. While the exterior has little architectural value, the remaining parts of the interior are rich in detail.
Local climate
26, High Street 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 — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- 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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