Outbuilding at Number 3 (2 Metres to South East of House) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1984. A C17 Barn.

Outbuilding at Number 3 (2 Metres to South East of House)

WRENN ID
ghost-eave-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 January 1984
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
TL 395 251
Coordinates
51.90724, 0.02748
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This outbuilding, located 2 meters southeast of Number 3 in Braughing village, is a barn that has been converted for domestic use. It dates from the 17th century or earlier. The structure features a timber frame that is weatherboarded, topped with a steep old red tile roof that is half-hipped. The western end, which faces the road, showcases fan pargetting on its lower part. The building is single-storey and rectangular, with a plank door and a centrally inserted chimney. It also includes two small leaded casement windows and narrow windows positioned between the timbers.

Local climate

Outbuilding at Number 3 (2 Metres to South East of House) 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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