St Michael's is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1983. A C16 Former rectory.

St Michael's

WRENN ID
open-hammer-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 August 1983
Type
Former rectory
Address
St Michael's, Honingham Road, Barnham Broom
OS grid reference
TG 083 077
Coordinates
52.62741, 1.0764
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

St. Michael's is a former rectory that dates back to the late 16th century, with a significant early 19th-century addition. The building is constructed of colour-washed red brick with black glazed pantiled roofs, while the addition features gault brick with a slate roof. It is designed as a lobby-entrance type house, with an 18th-century extension added to the rear and an early 19th-century facade block on the side.

The original structure has two storeys and an attic, and it was re-faced in the 18th century. It features five bays of three- and two-light casement windows with metal glazing bars set in segmental arched openings. There is a former doorway located opposite the off-centre axial stack, and the steep-pitched roof is hipped from the 18th century. A full-length verandah with a bell-base lean-to roof enhances the front of the house.

The early 19th-century addition includes four bays of sash windows with glazing bars, with the taller ground floor windows rising from ground level. These windows have gauged brick heads and elaborate blind boxes. At the rear, there is a semi-circular headed window with glazing bars in the staircase block. Inside, the former study features very elaborate 16th-century double-ogee moulded beams, and there is a fine early 19th-century sweeping staircase along with decorative plasterwork including roses, cornices, and friezes.

Local climate

St Michael's 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 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% 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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