Granary, Formerly An Oast House to Rear, Approximately 30 Metres West of Rushes Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Maldon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1986. Granary, oast house.
Granary, Formerly An Oast House to Rear, Approximately 30 Metres West of Rushes Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- waning-spindle-hawk
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maldon
- Constituency
- Maldon MP: Sir John Whittingdale (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 1986
- Type
- Granary, oast house
- OS grid reference
- TL 970 019
- Coordinates
- 51.68207, 0.84835
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is a granary that was formerly an oast house, dating from the 19th century. It is located approximately 30 metres west of Rushes Farmhouse. The structure is made of red brick and features a tall pyramidal roof covered with red tiles. It has a tall square plan and includes a loft floor. There is a doorway on the west side, and traces of the original fittings from the oast floor can still be seen on the walls. An elderly villager recalls the building's history as an oast house, making it a rare survival in Essex.
Local climate
Granary, Formerly An Oast House to Rear, Approximately 30 Metres West of Rushes Farmhouse receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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