Old Telegraph House is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1980. House.
Old Telegraph House
- WRENN ID
- waning-chamber-aspen
- 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
- Old Telegraph House, High Street, Littlebury
- OS grid reference
- TL 516 396
- Coordinates
- 52.0345, 0.20989
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Old Telegraph House is a timber-framed and plastered building, likely rebuilt in the late 17th century. It has two storeys and features a three-window range, which includes both horizontal sliding sashes and casements. At the east end, there is an 18th century or early 19th century bow shop window with glazing bars. The roofs are tiled.
Local climate
Old Telegraph 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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