The Compasses is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1974. Former public house.
The Compasses
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 August 1974
- Type
- Former public house
- Address
- The Compasses, Biggleswade Road
- OS grid reference
- TL 241 347
- Coordinates
- 51.99725, -0.19278
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Compasses is a former public house located on Biggleswade Road. The building features a west block that dates from the 17th century or earlier and an east wing from the 18th century. The west block has a thatched roof and is finished with colour-washed plaster, while the east wing has an old tiled roof. The windows are flush casement style with glazing bars. The east wing is two storeys tall, while the west block is single storey with attics. Inside, the building retains its original chimney bressumer.
Local climate
The Compasses sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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