Slaughterhouse at Rear of No 2 is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1984. Slaughterhouse.

Slaughterhouse at Rear of No 2

WRENN ID
errant-loft-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 March 1984
Type
Slaughterhouse
Address
Slaughterhouse at Rear of No 2, Church Lane, Kimpton, SG4 8RP
OS grid reference
TL 177 184
Coordinates
51.85192, -0.29229
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The slaughterhouse at the rear of No 2 is an early 19th-century structure. It is timber framed and features weatherboarding, with some latticework for ventilation. The base is made of red brick, and it has a steep plain tile roof. The building consists of four small bays and includes an original internal weatherboarded partition. Inside, there are original pulleys, hooks, and other fittings. The roof is constructed with clasped purlins and heavy tie beams. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

Slaughterhouse at Rear of No 2 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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