Serpentine Wall is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1978. Wall. 3 related planning applications.
Serpentine Wall
- WRENN ID
- hushed-crypt-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1978
- Type
- Wall
- Address
- Serpentine Wall, Cock and Bell Lane, Long Melford, CO10 9JW
- OS grid reference
- TL 862 456
- Coordinates
- 52.07812, 0.71685
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Serpentine Wall, located on Cock and Bell Lane in Long Melford, is a notable 18th-century red brick structure, commonly referred to as a crinkle-crankle wall. Standing approximately 8 feet high, it features a half round brick coping and runs from the rear of Hamwell House to Sunnyside, showcasing a series of concave and convex curves.
Local climate
Serpentine Wall sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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