Little Bear is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1967. A C17 House.
Little Bear
- WRENN ID
- winter-threshold-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 January 1967
- Type
- House
- Address
- Little Bear, 55, High Street, Standon, SG11 1LA
- OS grid reference
- TL 396 223
- Coordinates
- 51.88206, 0.02778
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Little Bear is a house that dates from the 17th century or earlier and was cased in brick in the 18th century. It features a timber frame that is roughcast, with a weatherboarded apron on the north side and a rear wing. The rear extension has fan pargetting, while the west front and south end are covered in red brick up to the eaves level. The building has a two-storey range that faces the street, a two-storey rear wing, and single-storey outhouses aligned at the back. A large central chimney is located at the junction of the rear wing. The symmetrical brick front includes a floor band, two windows on each floor, and a central door. The windows are flush box sash style with moulded surrounds, featuring three panes over three and segmental arches on the ground floor. The entrance has a four-panel half-glazed door set in a moulded doorcase, topped with a flat hood supported by shaped brackets.
Local climate
Little Bear 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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