Bream's Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1952. House.
Bream's Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- south-steeple-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 December 1952
- Type
- House
- Address
- Bream's Farmhouse, School Lane, Great and Little Leighs
- OS grid reference
- TL 721 178
- Coordinates
- 51.83299, 0.49692
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Bream's Farmhouse is an early 15th-century timber-framed and plastered house, built around 1415. It features a central hall with cross wings at both the east and west ends. The building underwent alterations in the 16th century and was expanded in the 17th century. The upper storey of both cross wings juts out at the front. The farmhouse has two storeys and a three-window range, with double-hung sash windows that have glazing bars. The roof is tiled, and the central block has a small gable, while the wings are hipped at the rear. Inside, the house showcases exposed timber framing and well-crafted moulded ceiling beams.
Local climate
Bream's Farmhouse 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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