Benedict Otes is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1952. House.
Benedict Otes
- WRENN ID
- eternal-cupola-snow
- 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
- Benedict Otes, Writtle
- OS grid reference
- TL 643 069
- Coordinates
- 51.73691, 0.37926
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Benedict Otes is a 17th century, or possibly earlier, timber-framed and plastered house featuring a brick gable wall at the west end and an external chimney stack. The building has undergone considerable alterations and was renovated in the 20th century. It stands two storeys high with attics that are illuminated by windows in the gables. The north front has a three-window range with double-hung sashes that include glazing bars. A 20th century gabled entrance porch is present. The roof is tiled and has a central original chimney stack with six grouped octagonal shafts on a rectangular base, which features a sunk panel inscribed with the date 1644 and the initials JCSC. The west end has a stack with two shafts, and the south side includes one gabled dormer. There are also remains of a moat.
Local climate
Benedict Otes 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 90% 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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