Babylon is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1967. House.
Babylon
- WRENN ID
- cold-panel-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 April 1967
- Type
- House
- Address
- Babylon, Church Road, Boreham, CM3 3EJ
- OS grid reference
- TL 756 096
- Coordinates
- 51.75754, 0.54427
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Babylon is a Grade II listed building originally constructed in the 15th century as a timber-framed and plastered house. It underwent alterations in the 16th century and later renovations in the 20th century. The building features a cross wing at the west end, which has a jettied upper storey and exposed timber-framing. It consists of two storeys and attics. The windows are casements with leaded lights, and the doorway is adorned with a moulded architrave and cornice. The roof is tiled and half hipped at the east end, with a chimney stack at the west end that includes both old and rebuilt octagonal shafts.
Babylon is part of a group that includes Boreham Manor North, Boreham Manor South, Ebenezer Cottage, Coppers, the Old Rectory, the Church of St Andrew, Boreham Lodge, the Old Vicarage, and Church Cottages (Nos 1 to 4, consecutively) as well as McMillan's Cottages (Nos 1 and 2). Church Cottages, Nos 1 to 4, are noted as buildings of local interest.
Local climate
Babylon 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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