South Forecourt Wall at Hadham Hall Runs to South East of Gatehouse is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1985. Forecourt wall. 1 related planning application.
South Forecourt Wall at Hadham Hall Runs to South East of Gatehouse
- WRENN ID
- tired-column-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 April 1985
- Type
- Forecourt wall
- Address
- South Forecourt Wall at Hadham Hall Runs to South East of Gatehouse, Stortford Road, Little Hadham, SG11 2BB
- OS grid reference
- TL 452 227
- Coordinates
- 51.88431, 0.1085
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 16th-century forecourt wall, with later repairs, located on the north side of Stortford Road in Little Hadham, to the south-east of the gatehouse at Hadham Hall. The low retaining wall, constructed of red brick, runs south and then east, separating the gatehouse range from the main hall. The lower side features an offset plinth, and the wall rises six courses to a brick-on-edge coping made of special, large double-ogee-headed moulded bricks. An 18th-century square brick pier, topped by a damaged Portland stone carved urn, marks a change in the wall's direction. The wall is interrupted by a modern driveway with low brick piers, and it ramps upwards to join the south range of the hall. The wall is of architectural interest and is an important linking element within the group of historic brick structures at Hadham Hall, completing the enclosure of the entrance court on the south-east side.
Local climate
South Forecourt Wall at Hadham Hall Runs to South East of Gatehouse 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 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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 1998
- 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
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