The Limes is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1967. A C17 House.
The Limes
- WRENN ID
- guardian-tower-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Chelmsford MP: Marie Goldman (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 April 1967
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Limes, 23, High Street, Great Baddow
- OS grid reference
- TL 727 050
- Coordinates
- 51.71756, 0.50003
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Limes is an early 18th century building with a plastered front that conceals a 17th century timber-framed house. It has two storeys and attics, featuring a two-window range with double-hung sashes that include glazing bars and three-light windows. The central entrance consists of a six-panel door with linenfold panels, framed by a wooden doorcase with fluted pilasters, a pulvinated frieze, and a modillion cornice. The roof is tiled and has a moulded eaves cornice, along with two hipped dormer windows.
Local climate
The Limes 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 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
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