Runnymede is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1975. House.

Runnymede

WRENN ID
winter-porch-moth
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
Runnymede, Main Road, Little Waltham
OS grid reference
TL 707 116
Coordinates
51.77773, 0.47312
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Runnymede is an 18th-century red brick house located on the west side of Little Waltham Main Road at Blasford Hill. The building is two storeys high and features a three-window range with double-hung sashes that have glazing bars set in plain reveals. A raised brick band runs between the two storeys. The central doorway is adorned with pilasters and a cornice supported by shaped brackets. The roof is tiled. Runnymede is part of a group that includes Thorley's Farmhouse, Glenmore, Thorley's Cottage, Laburnum Cottage, the Off Licence Store, Runnymede Cottage, Runnymede Foxes, and Maltings.

Local climate

Runnymede 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 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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