Old Nag's Head is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.

Old Nag's Head

WRENN ID
muffled-fireplace-soot
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 April 1987
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Old Nag's Head, Church Road, Holme Hale, IP25 7DR
OS grid reference
TF 886 075
Coordinates
52.63274, 0.78654
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Nag's Head is a farmhouse dating from the early 16th century, with flooring, extensions, and chimneys added in the 17th century. It features a rendered timber frame, partially replaced with flint and brick, and has colourwashed brick gable ends and a stack bay. The building has a thatched roof, with the eastern half originally being an open hall that includes a through passage. A returned brick gable end with a stack was added to the west, along with a massive central axial stack in the western half. There is a continuous outshut at the rear, and the structure stands two storeys high with attics. The fenestration is irregular, featuring Victorian and modern two-light casement windows with glazing bars, and a modern gabled dormer window on the western side. Moulded brick corbels are present on the former parapet gable, and some studs are visible on the rear above the continuous outshut. The gable ends and chimney shafts were rebuilt in the 20th century.

Inside, the timber frame is visible in the eastern half, showcasing close studding and an arch-braced clasped purlin roof with window bracing. A service partition with a solar remains, along with moulded stone jambs to the first-floor fireplace that show traces of original paint. There is one surviving doorway to the through passage with a four-centred head, and the western half also has a clasped purlin roof. The added first-floor doorway features ogee and nicked chamfer stops.

Local climate

Old Nag's Head sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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