The Old Vicarage is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1967. A C18 Vicarage. 3 related planning applications.

The Old Vicarage

WRENN ID
fallow-mullion-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1967
Type
Vicarage
Address
The Old Vicarage, the Street, Braughing, SG11 2QT
OS grid reference
TL 397 254
Coordinates
51.9104, 0.03049
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Vicarage is a vicarage that has been converted into a house, dating from the early 18th century. It incorporates an external chimney and part of the adjoining west gable of a late 17th-century brick house. The northwest wing was likely added around 1795 for Reverend F. E. Say. The building is constructed of red brick with black headers, featuring two upper floors of the northwest wing that are timber framed and plastered. It has old red tile roofs with gable parapets and a hipped roof on the northwest wing.

The main block is double-pile, consisting of two and a half storeys and a cellar, while the upper floor of the three-storey northwest wing is built over an older brick service wing. The unusual plan may be a result of incorporating the earlier structure. The building faces south, with the main rooms located in the west part and a small study in the east part, situated to the right of the entrance. This area is in front of an axial stair that is lit by a round-headed window centrally located on the east end wall.

The former four-window-wide west front has had the upper right two windows replaced by a single window in the late 18th century. Notable features include a projecting brick floor band and a dentilled eaves cornice. The slightly recessed boxed sash windows have segmental arches, moulded architraves, and 6/6 panes, with two windows to the left of the door and one to the right. The late 18th-century half-glazed panelled door is set back with deep panelled reveals, accompanied by a doorcase featuring fluted pilasters and corner blocks.

Inside, early 18th-century features include two-panel doors, H-hinges, and a closed string stair with turned balusters.

Local climate

The Old Vicarage 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 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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