Cart lodge approximately 40 metres west of Poplar Grove Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Maldon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 October 1983. Cart lodge.

Cart lodge approximately 40 metres west of Poplar Grove Farmhouse

WRENN ID
late-tower-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Maldon
Constituency
Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 October 1983
Type
Cart lodge
OS grid reference
TL 858 095
Coordinates
51.754, 0.69151
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This cart lodge, located approximately 40 metres west of Poplar Grove Farmhouse, dates from the early 18th century. It is constructed from timber framing and is weatherboarded, featuring a half-hipped roof covered with red pantiles. The structure consists of three bays and has a 20th-century lean-to on the north side. Notable architectural details include hanging knees supporting cambered tie beams, a double braced wall frame, and a lodged side purlin roof.

Local climate

Cart lodge approximately 40 metres west of Poplar Grove 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 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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