Number 42 (Lewesford House) and Front Gate and Railings to Number 42 is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 April 1951. House. 1 related planning application.
Number 42 (Lewesford House) and Front Gate and Railings to Number 42
- WRENN ID
- twisted-parapet-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 April 1951
- Type
- House
- Address
- Number 42 (Lewesford House) and Front Gate and Railings to Number 42, Tilehouse Street, SG5 2EE
- OS grid reference
- TL 181 290
- Coordinates
- 51.94739, -0.28295
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a late 18th century red brick house, known as Lewesford House, with a basement and three upper stories. The front facade presents a smooth, unbroken surface up to a moulded stone cornice, concealing the roof behind a plain parapet. It has five windows per floor, set in plain reveals; the ground floor windows have been reglazed with four large panes of glass. A set of four stone steps leads to a classically designed pedimented doorcase, which features semi-engaged Ionic columns framing a round-headed alcove containing the front door (with four fielded panels in the upper half) and a fanlight. Iron railings with spear and urn finials enclose the property. A matching iron gate provides access. The front gate and railings form a group value context with numbers 41 and 43, and the front railings of number 43.
Local climate
Number 42 (Lewesford House) and Front Gate and Railings to Number 42 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 — 17 transactions since 1995
- 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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