Guildhall is a Grade II* listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1951. A Medieval Community building.
Guildhall
- WRENN ID
- over-jade-aspen
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1951
- Type
- Community building
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Guildhall, Ashdon
- OS grid reference
- TL 581 414
- Coordinates
- 52.04904, 0.30423
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Guildhall is a late 15th century timber-framed building located at Ashdon Church End. It is mentioned in a will from 1501, when Roger Bryght bequeathed his property, called "Bryghtes," to the Guild of St Mary the Virgin. The first recorded mention of the Guildhall appears in the court roll for the Manor of Ashdon Hall in 1518. In 1731, the Guildhall was converted into three dwellings for poor families, and in the 20th century, it was restored and transformed back into a single tenement.
The building has two storeys, with the upper storey jettied on the north front, showcasing exposed joists and remnants of original brackets and shafts. Both the north and south fronts feature five window frames with casements that have lattice leaded lights. On the upper storey of the north front, there are remains of the sills from three original oriel windows, along with a restored boarded and studded door. The roof is tiled and has a gambrel shape at the east end. A modern porch extends from the south side.
Local climate
Guildhall sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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