Brick Revetting to Moat and Octagonal Turrets at North West and South West Angles, Killigrews is a Grade II* listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1967. Moat, turrets.

Brick Revetting to Moat and Octagonal Turrets at North West and South West Angles, Killigrews

WRENN ID
proud-render-falcon
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon MP: Sir John Whittingdale (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 April 1967
Type
Moat, turrets
Address
Brick Revetting to Moat and Octagonal Turrets at North West and South West Angles, Killigrews, Main Road, Margaretting
OS grid reference
TL 688 027
Coordinates
51.69844, 0.44169
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The brick revetting to the moat and the octagonal turrets at the north-west and south-west angles of Killigrews is a notable 16th-century feature. On the west side of the house, the moat is crossed by a modern bridge and is lined with brick walls. Some of these walls, particularly on the inner face, are made of early 16th-century brick and display black brick diapering. The north-west and south-west angles are accentuated by octagonal corner turrets, which have moulded brick bases and crocketted brick pinnacles above moulded brick cornices. The outer faces of the turrets include loop openings.

Local climate

Brick Revetting to Moat and Octagonal Turrets at North West and South West Angles, Killigrews 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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