Guildhall is a Grade I listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 1967. A Medieval Guildhall. 1 related planning application.
Guildhall
- WRENN ID
- gilded-nave-amber
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 February 1967
- Type
- Guildhall
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Guildhall, Town Street, Thaxted, CM6 2LA
- OS grid reference
- TL 611 309
- Coordinates
- 51.95374, 0.34353
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Guildhall in Thaxted was built between 1390 and 1410 for the Guild of Cutlers. It has undergone alterations and restorations in the early 18th century, around 1910, and in 1978. The building features a timber frame that is plastered, with the frame exposed on the outside. It has a double range hipped roof covered with red plain tiles and consists of three storeys plus cellars. The ground floor serves as an open flagged market house, featuring an open timber ceiling with heavy cross beams supported by a large central post. The original cellar remains intact. The two upper storeys are jettied on three sides, showcasing moulded bressumers and curved brackets. The first floor includes arcading with two-centred arches. The roof is a simple design with two-armed crown posts, originally gabled towards Town Street. The north corner of the building incorporates a parish cage.
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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- No EPC on record for this property
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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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