Little Dukes is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1975. A Medieval House.

Little Dukes

WRENN ID
muffled-portal-cream
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
Period
Medieval
Address
Little Dukes, the Strret, Roxwell
OS grid reference
TL 644 085
Coordinates
51.75162, 0.38115
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Little Dukes is a building originally constructed in the 15th century as a timber-framed structure, of which only the west cross wing remains. The main block was rebuilt in the 17th century and underwent renovations in the 20th century. The building features timber-framing that is plastered, with the cross wing jettied on the first storey supported by curved brackets. The timber-framing is exposed on the upper two storeys. It has casement windows with glazing bars and boarded doors, and the roof is tiled.

Local climate

Little Dukes 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 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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