Culver Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1985. House. 2 related planning applications.
Culver Lodge
- WRENN ID
- small-iron-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 April 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- Culver Lodge, Widford Road, Much Hadham, SG10 6AP
- OS grid reference
- TL 426 182
- Coordinates
- 51.84486, 0.06921
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Culver Lodge is a house that likely originated in the 18th century, with an extension added to the north in the early 19th century. The entire building was completely refaced in the late 19th century. It features a stucco exterior and an old tile roof. The main block, located to the south, is two storeys high and has three horizontal sash windows, with segmental headed dormers behind a part-balustraded parapet. The five-window front includes rusticated end pilasters and a moulded cornice, with all windows set in rusticated surrounds. Most windows are 4/4 sashes, except for those on the first floor of the south side.
There is a square central porch with arched side doors, which connects to a modern glazed corridor leading to a rusticated Tuscan gate, flanked by side walls with rusticated end piers. The projecting northern extension is also two storeys high and has four windows, linked to the main block by a one-window link that contains a 10/10 sash window lighting the staircase. This extension features rusticated corners and window jambs, with moulded window cornices supported by carved consoles. A half-glazed corridor with a tiled roof leads to the road entrance in the wall.
The rear elevation of the main block is particularly notable, displaying four windows with outer ground floor triple-hung sashes and a central pair of 6/9 sashes that reach down to floor level. The first floor has 10/10 and 6/6 sashes, along with four segmental headed casement dormers. Inside, the house features good early 19th-century cornicing, especially in the northern ground floor area, and there is a contemporary wrought iron conservatory on the south side. The northern section includes a niche-ended staircase hall.
Local climate
Culver Lodge 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 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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 — 1 transaction since 2010
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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