8, Clay End is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1984. House. 1 related planning application.

8, Clay End

WRENN ID
third-wattle-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 May 1984
Type
House
Address
8, Clay End, Walkern, SG2 7JD
OS grid reference
TL 305 251
Coordinates
51.90921, -0.1034
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 8 Clay End is a house that dates from the late 17th century, with a later 19th-century extension on the east side. It features a timber frame on a stucco sill, with roughcast walls and a steeply pitched roof that is now covered in slate. The house is two stories tall and has a three-cell layout with a central chimney and a lobby entrance.

The east end has a uniform two-story extension from the 19th century, which was used as a coachhouse and hayloft above. On the first floor, there are three two-light flush casement windows. The ground floor includes a three-light casement window, a segmental oriel window, and a four-panel flush beaded door with a moulded surround and bold brackets supporting a flat hood. To the right of the door, there is another two-light casement window. The building was formerly known as the Kings Cross Public House.

Local climate

8, Clay End sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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