Cob Outbuilding Approximately 25 Metres South-South-West of Theobolds Park Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Broxbourne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1982. Outbuilding. 1 related planning application.

Cob Outbuilding Approximately 25 Metres South-South-West of Theobolds Park Farm

WRENN ID
lesser-merlon-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Broxbourne
Constituency
Broxbourne MP: Lewis Cocking (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 February 1982
Type
Outbuilding
Address
Cob Outbuilding Approximately 25 Metres South-South-West of Theobolds Park Farm, EN8 8EU
OS grid reference
TL 350 004
Coordinates
51.68683, -0.04736
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

This cob outbuilding, located approximately 25 meters south-south-west of Theobalds Park Farm, is likely a former calf shed or shelter shed dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century. It features cob walls and a hipped thatch roof with gablets, and has a rectangular plan with one storey. The front (west) elevation has a low cob wall flanked by double entries, and there is a blocked pitching door on the left (north) gable end. Inside, the building has split oak rafters supporting a 7-bay clasped purlin roof, which has been partly rebuilt but still retains three queen-post and queen-strut trusses. The floor is sunk about 60 centimeters below ground level. This outbuilding is a rare example of a pre-improvement type of cob (or battered clay) farm building in Hertfordshire.

Local climate

Cob Outbuilding Approximately 25 Metres South-South-West of Theobolds Park Farm sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Theobalds Park Farmhouse Grade II 45 m
  2. The Cedars Park Garden Walling on West Side Grade II 606 m
  3. The Cedars Park Grotto at South End of Central Part of Park Grade II 631 m
  4. Theobalds Park College Grade II* 632 m
  5. Classroom Block Immediately South-West of Theobalds Park College Grade II 638 m
  6. Garden Walling on East Side of the Cedars Park Grade II 709 m
  7. The Cedar Park Outbuildings South-East of the Cedars Lodge Grade II 728 m
  8. The Cedars Park Wall and Fragment of Theobalds Palace North of the Cedars Lodge Grade II 768 m
  9. Bullscross Farmhouse Grade II 779 m
  10. 28 and 30, Park Lane Grade II 797 m