Rhodes' Birthplace Museum is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1949. Museum. 6 related planning applications.

Rhodes' Birthplace Museum

WRENN ID
tall-gable-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 October 1949
Type
Museum
Address
Rhodes' Birthplace Museum, South Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3JG
OS grid reference
TL 491 205
Coordinates
51.86352, 0.16398
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Rhodes' Birthplace Museum is an early 19th century pair of houses that have been combined into one building. It features painted stucco and a felt-covered slate roof, rising to three storeys. The façade is symmetrical with two three-window units, each having a slightly projecting middle bay. These bays contain panelled doors that are flanked by square pilasters and topped with an entablature. The first-floor windows have architrave surrounds and shallow pediments supported by consoles. Broad pilasters are present at both ends and in the center of the entire block, with a continuous architrave beneath the eaves. The building has old sash windows. It is notable as the birthplace of Cecil Rhodes, who was born here on 5 July 1853. At the rear, there are extensive modern additions for a museum and conference hall.

Local climate

Rhodes' Birthplace Museum 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 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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