Halfpenny Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1994. House. 2 related planning applications.

Halfpenny Hall

WRENN ID
vast-terrace-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 March 1994
Type
House
Address
Halfpenny Hall, Combs, IP14 2ET
OS grid reference
TM 051 561
Coordinates
52.16564, 0.99842
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

House. Built in the late 18th century. The exterior is timber-framed and rendered, sitting on a brick plinth, with a thatched roof and brick end stacks. It originally comprised two rooms, with a pair of central winder stairs. The house is single-storey with an attic, and has a two-window facade; a two-light horizontal sliding sash window is on the far left, and a nine-pane window is on the far right. A plank door is located to the left of the facade, accompanied by a small, louvred opening, and later a 20th-century gabled porch containing a further plank door. An eyebrow dormer with a two-light casement sits above the door on the left. Various later extensions have been added to the left end and rear of the building.

Inside, thin ceiling beams and rafters are visible. The doors are plank, with a pair of winder stairs present. A small open fireplace is located on the right side and features a simple wooden mantelpiece and shelf. The timber frame is largely concealed by paper, although sole plates and the plinth are visible. In the attic, parts of the upper frame and thin rafters are exposed. The framing is of thin timber, and the original structure is partially visible.

Local climate

Halfpenny Hall sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% 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 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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