Number 43 (Elm Lodge) and Front Railings to Number 43 is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1974. House. 1 related planning application.
Number 43 (Elm Lodge) and Front Railings to Number 43
- WRENN ID
- idle-balcony-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1974
- Type
- House
- Address
- Number 43 (Elm Lodge) and Front Railings to Number 43, Tilehouse Street, SG5 2DW
- OS grid reference
- TL 180 290
- Coordinates
- 51.94737, -0.28314
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Number 43, Elm Lodge, and its front railings date from the early to mid-19th century. The building is constructed of red brick with a hipped roof covered in Welsh slate, featuring paired brackets to the eaves cornice. It is two storeys high, with a band marking the first floor. The front elevation features three sash windows with flat cutter arches above, and a canted bay window to the ground floor. The property is included on the list for its group value, relating to numbers 41 to 43 and their associated front railings and gate at number 42, and the railings to number 43 itself. Contemporary spearhead iron railings define the front area.
Local climate
Number 43 (Elm Lodge) and Front Railings to Number 43 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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