Holly House is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 February 1988. House.

Holly House

WRENN ID
second-pavement-sunrise
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 February 1988
Type
House
Address
Holly House, Hollybush Lane, St. Paul's Walden
OS grid reference
TL 167 217
Coordinates
51.88191, -0.30516
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Holly House is a house dating from the 16th century, with a floor and chimney inserted in the hall in the early 17th century. The northern bay was floored in the late 17th century, and there is 18th-century red brick infill to the frame. An early to mid-19th-century southern wing has been added, along with a later extension to the north in the late 20th century. The older part of the house is timber framed with red brick panels, while the southern wing and later extension are made of red brick. The house features steep old red tile roofs.

The structure consists of a low range with four bays, now two storeys high, and includes a large internal chimney in the second bay from the north. The southern bay is partitioned, presumably serving as a parlour. Additionally, a symmetrical two-storey estate cottage has been added to the south, facing the lane. The first floor has two-light lattice cast iron windows, while the ground floor features three-light windows, with a central gabled porch on the south side.

Local climate

Holly House 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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