The Chequers Public House is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1984. Public house.
The Chequers Public House
- WRENN ID
- gentle-attic-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 July 1984
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- The Chequers Public House, 117, High Street, Buntingford
- OS grid reference
- TL 360 298
- Coordinates
- 51.95031, -0.02162
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Chequers Public House is an early 19th-century public house that incorporates an older rear wing. It features a yellow brick exterior painted white and a slated roof, while the timber-framed and roughcast rear wing has a steep red tile roof. The building is two storeys tall with a cellar and has a double-pile, double-fronted layout with a central entrance and end chimneys. The older two-storey rear wing is located at the northwest.
The main east-facing front has four pilasters above a low plinth, creating a symmetrical facade with a narrower central bay. There are three upper windows, which are recessed sash windows with 8/8 panes and segmental arches. The ground floor openings have wider similar arches. Flanking the entrance, which is accessed by three steps, are canted bays with sash windows. The entrance features small-paned half-glazed double doors set within a hooded surround. A wrought iron sign bracket is positioned off-centre. The building is included for its group value.
Local climate
The Chequers Public House 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 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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