The Anchor Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. A C16 Public house. 2 related planning applications.
The Anchor Public House
- WRENN ID
- secret-chancel-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Chelmsford MP: Marie Goldman (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1978
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- The Anchor Public House, 151, Moulsham Street, CM2 0LD
- OS grid reference
- TL 706 061
- Coordinates
- 51.72825, 0.46933
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Anchor Public House is a late 16th century or early 17th century timber-framed and plastered building that stands two stories tall. The ground floor has been extended with a flat roof. It features a four-window range of modern sash windows. There are two front doors, one of which is blocked, while the other has a flat hood supported by brackets. The roof is covered with peg tiles and is hipped at the return. At the north end, there is a long rear wing and three chimney stacks. The building showcases heavy oak framing.
Local climate
The Anchor Public House 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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