Number 3 (To North West of Junction) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1984. House.

Number 3 (To North West of Junction)

WRENN ID
western-trefoil-larch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 May 1984
Type
House
Address
Number 3 (To North West of Junction), Bassus Green, Walkern
OS grid reference
TL 303 258
Coordinates
51.91575, -0.10584
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Number 3 is a house located to the northwest of the junction in Walkern, dating from the 18th century, with an east bay added in the later 20th century. It features a timber frame that is roughcast, with a dark weatherboarded apron and a tall hipped thatch roof. The house is a single-storey structure with a three-cell layout and a central chimney plan, facing south, and includes a matching one-cell extension at the eastern end. A central red brick chimney, located a third of the way from the west end, serves only one fireplace in the middle room. The south front has four windows and a door in the middle. The small flush box sash windows each have a round-headed upper light and a corresponding notch in the overhanging thatch, which was introduced in the 20th century. The interior retains the structure of the former hipped east end, with low walls and rooms that are open to the roof. This house is an interesting example of a surviving rural house type.

Local climate

Number 3 (To North West of Junction) 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 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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