The Folly is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1975. House. 1 related planning application.
The Folly
- WRENN ID
- quiet-hammer-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1975
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Folly, the Street, Pleshey, CM3 1HE
- OS grid reference
- TL 664 144
- Coordinates
- 51.80398, 0.41227
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Folly is an 18th-century house that features a timber frame and plaster exterior. It has undergone renovations and alterations in the 20th century. The building is designed on an L-shaped plan and consists of two storeys with three windows on the front, which are fitted with 20th-century metal casements. A wing extends from the rear of the house, and the roof is tiled. The Folly is included for its group value alongside several nearby buildings, such as the Old White Horse, White Horse Cottages, St Michaels Cottages, Vale House, Tyle Barn, Rose Cottage, Butlers, House and Mount Stores, Old Post House, Parsonage Cottage, and House of Retreat.
Local climate
The Folly 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 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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
- 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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