County Library is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1983. Library. 2 related planning applications.
County Library
- WRENN ID
- stark-storey-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 June 1983
- Type
- Library
- Address
- County Library, 1, 2 and 3, Fishmarket Street, Thaxted, CM6 2PG
- OS grid reference
- TL 611 309
- Coordinates
- 51.95365, 0.3433
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The County Library comprises a group of 17th-century cottages originally constructed with a timber frame and plastered walls, now covered. The roof is covered with red plain tiles. The front of the building has three bays and originally featured three windows. Modern casement windows have been installed, some with leaded glass. A single window is made of 19th-century cast iron. Red brick chimney stacks are visible.
Local climate
County Library 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 2007
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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