The Temple is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1953. A C19 Fishing lodge. 2 related planning applications.
The Temple
- WRENN ID
- grim-basalt-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1953
- Type
- Fishing lodge
- Address
- The Temple, Stoke-By-Nayland, CO6 4QS
- OS grid reference
- TL 986 355
- Coordinates
- 51.98264, 0.8915
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Temple is a 19th-century building located at the west end of a large fish pond and is likely the former fishing lodge of Tendring Hall. It features a square main block with a large canted bay on the west front, flanked by two wings that have sloping roofs on the north and south sides. The east front is two storeys high and has a three-window range with double-hung sash windows that include glazing bars. The roof is slate, low-pitched, and has a wide overhanging eaves soffit with modillion detailing.
Local climate
The Temple sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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