Holly House is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1987. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.

Holly House

WRENN ID
second-vault-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
North Norfolk MP: Steff Aquarone (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 May 1987
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Holly House, Whimpwell Street, Happisburgh, NR12 0AJ
OS grid reference
TG 385 296
Coordinates
52.8116, 1.53809
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Holly House is a mid-17th century farmhouse that has been restored in the late 20th century. It is constructed of brick and has a thatched roof. The house follows a lobby entrance plan and is one storey high with a dormer attic. A two-storey gabled porch is positioned to the left of centre, featuring a 20th-century half-glazed door under a segmental arch with brick rustication on either side. A moulded platband sits below a 20th-century casement window in the first floor, and the gable head rests on generously proportioned kneelers. There are two 20th-century casement windows to the left and right of the porch, with two similar casements set within sloping dormers above. The gabled roof has a ridge stack over the porch, which has been rebuilt. The western gable head has been rendered, while the eastern gable features a platband and burnt headers. A two-storey outshut, constructed of brick and with a slate roof, is located at the rear but obscures parts of the original structure. An additional 20th-century flat-roofed porch has been added, and all the windows are 20th-century replacements.

Local climate

Holly House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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  4. Moat Farmhouse Grade II 1.3 km
  5. Church of All Saints Grade II* 1.3 km
  6. Encircling wall to Happisburgh Manor Grade II* 1.4 km
  7. Happisburgh Manor including two summerhouses Grade II* 1.4 km
  8. St. Anne's including outhouse Grade II 1.4 km
  9. Stable block to north of drive to Happisburgh Manor Grade II 1.4 km
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