Outbuilding at the Old Vicarage is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1984. Outbuilding.

Outbuilding at the Old Vicarage

WRENN ID
distant-oriel-thyme
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 January 1984
Type
Outbuilding
Address
Outbuilding at the Old Vicarage, the Street, Braughing, SG11 2QT
OS grid reference
TL 397 255
Coordinates
51.91052, 0.03059
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The outbuilding at The Old Vicarage in Braughing village is a late 16th-century structure, originally serving as a brewhouse or outside kitchen, with an outside stair added in the 18th century. It features a timber frame resting on a flint sill wall, with weatherboarding and some plaster, topped by a steep old red tile roof. The building is a single cell structure with one square structural bay, a large red brick external gable chimney on the west side, and an entrance on the south side. There is a rear lean-to outshut and a west end outshut from the 18th or 19th century. An external weatherboarded enclosed staircase at the southeast corner provides access to the upper floor, which includes a fireplace. The heavy timber frame has close studding, tension braces, and a side purlin roof. The tall external chimney on the west side has offsets and three diagonal shafts, with the tops rebuilt as a rectangular shaft. It also features casement windows and a plank door.

Local climate

Outbuilding at 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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