George Yard, to Rear of Number 171; Sheilas is a Grade II listed building in the Epping Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 April 1984. Outbuilding/shop.

George Yard, to Rear of Number 171; Sheilas

WRENN ID
leaning-parapet-elm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Brentwood and Ongar MP: Alex Burghart (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 April 1984
Type
Outbuilding/shop
Address
George Yard, to Rear of Number 171; Sheilas, High Street, Ongar
OS grid reference
TL 552 030
Coordinates
51.7045, 0.24536
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is an outbuilding, now functioning as a shop, located at the rear of number 171 on Ongar High Street. It dates from the 17th century or earlier and features a timber frame with 19th-century weatherboard cladding and a red plain tiled roof. The structure is two storeys high and has one casement window on the first floor, along with a 20th-century door. It is included for its group value with number 171 and another outbuilding in George Yard. It may also be mentioned in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments volume 6.

Local climate

George Yard, to Rear of Number 171; Sheilas 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 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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