(Former Bakehouse) is a Grade II listed building in the Welwyn Hatfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1983. Bakehouse.

(Former Bakehouse)

WRENN ID
frozen-gateway-ebony
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield MP: Andrew Lewin (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1983
Type
Bakehouse
Address
(Former Bakehouse), Ayot St. Peter
OS grid reference
TL 217 153
Coordinates
51.82368, -0.23491
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This former bakehouse, dating from the early 18th century, is constructed of red brick and plaster, with some half-timbering. It features an old tile hipped roof and has a square plan. The west side has a door set in an architrave frame beneath a 2-light leaded window. The south side has modern doors and windows. Inside, there is an oven and hearth, along with an exposed queen post roof.

Local climate

(Former Bakehouse) 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 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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