Farmhouse at Childs Farm is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1984. House. 1 related planning application.

Farmhouse at Childs Farm

WRENN ID
hollow-wicket-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1984
Type
House
Address
Farmhouse at Childs Farm, Baldock Road, Cottered, SG9 9PU
OS grid reference
TL 316 293
Coordinates
51.94672, -0.08663
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The farmhouse at Childs Farm is a building that dates back to the 16th century or earlier, with a hall section that has been fronted in brick. The eastern wing and a parallel rear wing were constructed in the early 19th century. The structure features a timber frame, with the western wing set on a flint sill and tile pinnings beneath the sill plate, as well as red brick angles. The exterior is roughcast with a dark weatherboarded apron, while the hall range and the eastern wing and rear extension are cased in grey brick. The roofs are steep and covered with old red tiles.

The farmhouse is one and a half storeys high, with a central chimney. The hall range faces south and includes a two-storey jettied western crosswing and a two-storey eastern crosswing from the 19th century. The entrance is located at the eastern end of the hall range, and there is a separate door leading into the western crosswing. The southern front features two gabled dormers with three lights at the eaves of the hall range, along with ground floor windows that are two-light and three-light transomed casements with segmental arches. There is also a four-panel flush boarded door.

The western wing has heavy brackets supporting the jetty, and there is a step up to a boarded door with a two-light casement window with an internal shutter to the left. The first floor has a similar three-light window with a drip board and bargeboard at the gable. The eastern wing is adorned with a cusped bargeboard and pendant, and it features a triple sash window on each floor. The central chimney of the hall has an old moulded cap.

Local climate

Farmhouse at Childs Farm 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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