White Bears is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1975. House. 1 related planning application.

White Bears

WRENN ID
open-buttress-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 June 1975
Type
House
Address
White Bears, 29, St John's Green, Writtle
OS grid reference
TL 679 063
Coordinates
51.73026, 0.43058
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

White Bears is a timber-framed and plastered house originating from the 16th century, built on an L-shaped plan with a gabled wing at the north end. The building was altered in the 18th century and has two storeys. It features a three-window range with double-hung sashes that include glazing bars. A 20th-century three-panel double door is present, adorned with an architrave and a cornice supported by brackets. The roof is tiled. White Bears is part of a group of listed buildings in St John's Green.

Local climate

White Bears sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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