North House, Clock House and South House is a Grade II* listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1967. Dwelling houses. 3 related planning applications.

North House, Clock House and South House

WRENN ID
iron-moulding-saffron
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 February 1967
Type
Dwelling houses
Address
North House, Clock House and South House, Shortgrove, Newport, CB11 3TX
OS grid reference
TL 526 353
Coordinates
51.99541, 0.22233
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a range of former stable buildings, now converted into residential properties. They date to the 18th century and were originally part of Shortgrove Hall. The two-storey buildings have a parapet and cornice, with both the east and west facades featuring symmetrical window arrangements. The west front has a one-bay:four-bay:one-bay:four-bay:one-bay window arrangement. The upper windows are double-hung sashes with glazing bars and segmental heads, while the ground floor windows on the west front are bar and transom casements. The end bays and the central bay project slightly, highlighted by rusticated brick quoins, and the central bay is topped by a pediment containing an elliptical archway at ground floor level. Doorways are located in the end bays, with pilasters and cornices above. A brick band runs across the facades between the floors. The roof is tiled with hipped ends, and a central clock tower rises above the structure, featuring an open cupola and a dome.

Local climate

North House, Clock House and South House 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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  • Sale history — 9 transactions since 1999
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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