Octagonal Dairy Near North West Corner of Tudor House is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 February 1988. Dairy. 1 related planning application.

Octagonal Dairy Near North West Corner of Tudor House

WRENN ID
iron-mantel-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 February 1988
Type
Dairy
Address
Octagonal Dairy Near North West Corner of Tudor House, Poynders End, Preston
OS grid reference
TL 190 247
Coordinates
51.90855, -0.27065
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The building is an octagonal dairy located near the northwest corner of Tudor House, dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of red brick and features a steep pointed roof that is currently covered in felt. The dairy is a small, single-storey structure facing south, with deeply recessed small windows at the rear (north) and double doors on the south side. Inside, the walls are white tiled, and the very steep faceted roof is topped with a cowl. This building is included for its group value with Tudor House.

Local climate

Octagonal Dairy Near North West Corner of Tudor 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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