The Bay and Say Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1971. Public house.

The Bay and Say Public House

WRENN ID
eastward-paling-starling
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1971
Type
Public house
Address
The Bay and Say Public House, 126, High Street
OS grid reference
TL 996 252
Coordinates
51.88994, 0.90009
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Bay and Say Public House, located at 126 High Street, was built in 1904 by G H Page for the Colchester Brewing Company. This building features an ashlar facade in the Baroque style, with some Art-Norwegian detailing in the doors and windows. It stands three storeys high and has three bays, characterized by full-height pilasters and a crowning pediment. The ground floor is grooved, with a cornice at each level, and the pediment is adorned with modillions all around. The pediment is interrupted over the central bay by a semi-circular feature with a Gibbs surround, and there are small pediments above the outer bays. The ground floor includes two three-light bar windows and a central arched doorway with a carved head keystone and an iron grille. The first floor features three oriel windows, while the upper floor has sash windows with pilaster surrounds. The roof is not visible, and the interior has been modernized.

Local climate

The Bay and Say Public House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 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 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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