Ward's Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1952. Farmhouse.
Ward's Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- knotted-loggia-smoke
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 December 1952
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Ward's Farmhouse, Highwood
- OS grid reference
- TL 635 039
- Coordinates
- 51.71028, 0.36644
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Ward's Farmhouse is a timber-framed and plastered house originating from the 16th century, featuring cross wings at both the north and south ends with plastered gables. The building was refaced in red brick during the 18th and 19th centuries. It stands two storeys tall, with a five-window range on the east front and a two-window range on the south side, showcasing double-hung sashes with glazing bars set in plain reveals. The first storey on the south side is plastered, and a raised brick band runs between the storeys on the east front. The roof is tiled, and there is an original central chimney stack with grouped diagonal shafts. Additionally, the remains of a moat can be found around the property.
Local climate
Ward'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 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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