29, Bell Street is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1972. House.

29, Bell Street

WRENN ID
distant-turret-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 February 1972
Type
House
Address
29, Bell Street, Sawbridgeworth
OS grid reference
TL 482 148
Coordinates
51.81268, 0.14969
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

29 Bell Street is a late 18th century to early 19th century tall, narrow house made of red brick, which has been colourwashed at the front. The west gable features bonding timbers. It has a steep old tile roof, with a central section at the front raised over a dormer that is set on the wall plate. The building has two storeys and an attic. A modern shopfront has been added. On the first floor, there are two casement windows with mullions and transoms from the 19th century, which are slightly recessed under segmental arches. This property is listed for its group value.

Local climate

29, Bell Street 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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