Barley Hall Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 May 1983. House, cottages. 2 related planning applications.
Barley Hall Cottages
- WRENN ID
- burning-pier-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 May 1983
- Type
- House, cottages
- Address
- Barley Hall Cottages, 2-10, Parsonage Downs, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AT
- OS grid reference
- TL 623 230
- Coordinates
- 51.88224, 0.35787
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Barley Hall Cottages, now divided into four dwellings, dates back to the 16th century, with alterations in the 17th century and the 20th century. The cottages are timber-framed and have been rendered with plaster, featuring red plain tile roofs. The central range is two storeys high with attics, while the ranges to the left and right are single-storeyed with attics. The front has a two, three, and two-window arrangement. Windows are predominantly 19th-century and 20th-century casements. Three gabled dormers are visible. Small, pedimented canopies are supported by brackets over the doorways. There are two large red brick chimney stacks from the 17th century, and two smaller 19th-century chimney stacks at the ends of the building. The interior retains substantial timber framing. A small 20th-century extension has been added to the rear.
Local climate
Barley Hall Cottages sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer 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 0.3°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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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