14-16, Duke Street is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. House. 8 related planning applications.

14-16, Duke Street

WRENN ID
endless-sandstone-holly
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford MP: Marie Goldman (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1978
Type
House
OS grid reference
TL 707 069
Coordinates
51.73525, 0.4712
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an early 18th-century building, originally a 6-window range, now with 3 stories. The facade is of plastered brick with cambered arches and prominent keystones visible. The second floor has four windows spaced irregularly. There are three modern shop fronts at ground floor level. At the east end is an 18th-century doorcase, featuring an open pediment supported by consoles. The roof is hipped and slated, with overhanging eaves.

Local climate

14-16, Duke Street 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 2005
  • Related listed building consents — 8 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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