Poplars is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1982. A C19 House.
Poplars
- WRENN ID
- vast-chapel-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1982
- Type
- House
- Address
- Poplars, High Street, Colne
- OS grid reference
- TL 371 759
- Coordinates
- 52.3643, 0.01251
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Poplars is an early to mid 19th century house located on the east side of Colne High Street. This two-storey building is constructed of gault brick and features a low pitch slate roof with end stacks. The front is symmetrical, showcasing three hung sash windows with glazing bars set in cambered arches on the first floor. Flanking the central door are two similar windows. The doorcase is adorned with semi-elliptical pilasters and a plain entablature.
Local climate
Poplars 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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