Master's House, British Schools is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1975. School house. 1 related planning application.
Master's House, British Schools
- WRENN ID
- rooted-jade-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 June 1975
- Type
- School house
- Address
- Master's House, British Schools, 41, Queen Street, SG4 9TS
- OS grid reference
- TL 186 288
- Coordinates
- 51.94577, -0.27578
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Master's House at the British Schools, built in 1857, is a two-storey structure designed in a classical style. It is constructed of red brick and features a Welsh slated roof with a brick modillion cornice. The building has an L-shaped plan and includes pediments on the front and side. The first floor has a band, and the sash windows, which have glazing bars, are set in reveals beneath flat arches. A door on the side elevation is framed by a plain surround and is topped with a modillion brick cornice. This building is included for its group value alongside the British Schools and the School Mistress's House.
Local climate
Master's House, British Schools sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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