Whitegates is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1980. House.

Whitegates

WRENN ID
hallowed-timber-autumn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1980
Type
House
Address
Whitegates, High Street, Great Chesterford, CB10 1PL
OS grid reference
TL 511 429
Coordinates
52.06395, 0.20304
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Whitegates is a 17th century timber-framed and plastered building located on an L-shaped plan, with wings extending to the north and west. The inner side of the north wing was built out in the early 19th century and features a lean-to roof. The west wing includes a central small gable. The building stands two storeys high and has casement windows. The north wing features two early 19th century former shop bay windows with glazing bars. The roof is tiled.

Local climate

Whitegates 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 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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