Great Germains is a Grade II* listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1951. A Medieval House. 4 related planning applications.

Great Germains

WRENN ID
dreaming-hearth-honey
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Chesham and Amersham MP: Sarah Green (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1951
Type
House
Period
Medieval
Address
Great Germains, Fuller's Hill, Chesham, HP5 1LR
OS grid reference
SP 956 011
Coordinates
51.70107, -0.61663
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Great Germains is a Grade II* listed building located on Fuller's Hill. This medieval structure features a timber frame and red brickwork, standing tall and narrow at right angles to the road. It has two storeys with exposed framework from different periods on the north elevation. The south side was refaced in the 18th century with red brick, showcasing two tall flush set sash windows with glazing bars beneath flat arches. The building includes attics with two casement box dormers that also have glazing bars, and it is topped with a gabled old tiled roof.

A large 18th-century wing extends to the southwest, also two storeys high, constructed of red brick with an old tiled roof. The east elevation facing the road features four flush set sash windows with glazing bars under flat arches. There are segmental arches over windows flanking a door, which is framed by Ionic columns beneath entablatures that include pulvinated friezes, dentilled cornices, and a pediment. On the south garden side, there are four sash windows with glazing bars in reveals under flat arches, along with a cornice band, a parapet, and a hipped tiled roof. Inside, the property boasts fine marble and carved pine chimneypieces.

Local climate

Great Germains 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 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 4 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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