The Old Court House is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1967. A C16 Courthouse.
The Old Court House
- WRENN ID
- white-keep-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1967
- Type
- Courthouse
- Address
- The Old Court House, High Street, Much Hadham, SG10 6BY
- OS grid reference
- TL 428 195
- Coordinates
- 51.85655, 0.07229
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Court House is a building that was originally a courthouse and is now a house. It likely dates back to the 16th century but has been significantly altered and refaced in the late 19th century in a Tudor style. The structure is made of red brick and features three windows, with the northern window being painted as part of Woodham House. It has an old tiled roof with a slightly projecting gable end on the south side and two gabled dormers, all adorned with bargeboards that match those of Woodham House. The central entrance consists of a six-panel door located beneath a three-light fanlight and a stepped hood mould. On the ground floor, there are mullioned and transomed windows with small pane casements, which have moulded stone sills and chamfered wooden lintels. This building was formerly the Court House that was attached to the Sheriff's house.
Local climate
The Old Court House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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