Thatched Building at South Side of Junction with High Wych Lane is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1985. A C17 House.

Thatched Building at South Side of Junction with High Wych Lane

WRENN ID
hidden-chamber-ivy
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 April 1985
Type
House
Address
Thatched Building at South Side of Junction with High Wych Lane, High Wych Road
OS grid reference
TL 464 141
Coordinates
51.80723, 0.12266
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This thatched building, located at the south side of the junction with High Wych Lane, is a house that has been converted into offices. It dates from the 17th century or early 18th century and is a very long single-storey structure. The building features a timber frame that is plastered on a tarred base, topped with a gabled thatched roof that has a scalloped ridge. There is a large central chimney situated one room from the south end, along with an external gable chimney on the south side and three small central chimneys. The building has six casement windows and a central plank door, all of which have been renewed. It is likely that this was originally a row of small houses, which have since been altered for office use, including changes to the interior and the removal of the floor. The building is included for its group value.

Local climate

Thatched Building at South Side of Junction with High Wych Lane 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 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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