Village Hall and Hall Farm House Forecourt is a Grade II listed building in the Broadland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1984. Hall, farmhouse.

Village Hall and Hall Farm House Forecourt

WRENN ID
lapsed-corbel-larch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Broadland
Constituency
Norwich North MP: Alice Macdonald (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 February 1984
Type
Hall, farmhouse
Address
Village Hall and Hall Farm House Forecourt, Church Street, Old Catton
OS grid reference
TG 231 122
Coordinates
52.66165, 1.29826
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Village Hall and Hall Farm House Forecourt is a former orangery from the late 18th century, later converted into a farmhouse. It is constructed of gault brick and stucco, topped with a concrete smut tile roof. The building features a double pile design with 20th-century additions on both the east and west sides.

The facade of the Village Hall, facing south, consists of five bays adorned with Ionic pilasters, a plain timber cornice, and an entablature. Between the pilasters are 20th-century sash windows that have glazing bars and semi-circular heads, each with keyblocks shaped like masks. The central entrance has been modified to include 20th-century doors with a fanlight featuring glazing bars. To the south of the hall, there is a shallow stone-paved area that is said to have been a skating rink.

The northern section of the building serves as the farmhouse for the Model Farm. Its north elevation has three windows and an off-center entrance door, along with large three and four-light casement windows set in reveals with segmental arched recesses. There is also an inserted flush panelled door with a fanlight that has glazing bars. One of the windows on the right displays 'Gothick' tracery, while the first floor features two-light casements. The building has corbelled brick eaves, hipped roofs, and a central valley stack. This structure is included for its group value with Catton Hall.

Local climate

Village Hall and Hall Farm House Forecourt 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 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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