Stable Block at Northaw House is a Grade II listed building in the Welwyn Hatfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1972. Stable block.

Stable Block at Northaw House

WRENN ID
first-nave-nightshade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Hertsmere MP: Sir Oliver Dowden (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 August 1972
Type
Stable block
Address
Stable Block at Northaw House, Cooper's Lane, Northaw and Cuffley, EN6 4NG
OS grid reference
TL 274 024
Coordinates
51.70593, -0.15635
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stable block at Northaw House dates from the mid to late 18th century and is constructed of red brick. It features a hipped slate roof topped with a central clock turret. The building has two storeys, with bands at the sill level and eaves. The first floor has segmental-headed blocked windows, and there are plain pilasters on either side of the central door. The north elevation includes two dummy windows, while the east side has seven similar windows. The turret has a square base and an open arched belfry with a moulded cornice, topped by an ogee leaded dome with a ball finial and weathervane.

Local climate

Stable Block at Northaw House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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