Stable Building Off North West Corner of Courtyard at No 7 is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1978. Stable.

Stable Building Off North West Corner of Courtyard at No 7

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford MP: Marie Goldman (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 April 1978
Type
Stable
Address
Stable Building Off North West Corner of Courtyard at No 7, Springfield Road, CM2 6QR
OS grid reference
TL 710 066
Coordinates
51.73278, 0.47519
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This stable building, located at the north-west corner of the courtyard of No 7 Springfield Road (formerly Gray's Brewery), dates from the mid-18th century and was designed to accommodate two horses. It is constructed of red brick and features two storeys. An external wooden staircase provides access to a loft used for storage. The roof is covered with peg tiles. Inside, there are mangers and stalls, along with remnants of a massive side-purlin roof framing.

Local climate

Stable Building Off North West Corner of Courtyard at No 7 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 76% 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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  1. Granary Block SR5 at North End of No 7 Grade II 6 m
  2. Maltings on West Side of Courtyard at No 7 Grade II 17 m
  3. Block BS3/SR4 on East Side of Courtyard at No 7 Grade II 28 m
  4. 5a, Springfield Road Grade II 30 m
  5. No. 5, Springfield Road Grade II 32 m
  6. Hop Kiln and Office and Store at No 7 Grade II 46 m
  7. 26, High Street Grade II* 71 m
  8. 58 and 59, High Street Grade II 82 m
  9. 56 and 57, High Street Grade II 90 m
  10. 16 and 17, High Street Grade II 131 m