The Close is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1979. House.
The Close
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1979
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Close, Royston Road, Wendens Ambo
- OS grid reference
- TL 513 364
- Coordinates
- 52.0063, 0.20328
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Close is a timber-framed and plastered house dating from the 18th to 19th century, with a later addition on the west end. It stands two storeys tall, while the addition has one storey and attics. The house features a two-window range with horizontal sliding sashes that include glazing bars. The roofs are tiled, and the main block has an old end chimney stack that has been rebuilt at the top.
Local climate
The Close sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.4°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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