53-55, West Stockwell Street is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1950. A C15 Building. 4 related planning applications.

53-55, West Stockwell Street

WRENN ID
sheer-clay-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1950
Type
Building
Address
53-55, West Stockwell Street, CO1 1HE
OS grid reference
TL 995 254
Coordinates
51.89146, 0.89885
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a building of mixed origins, dating back to the 15th century, comprising of a central structure with cross wings to the north and south. The north cross wing was rebuilt in the 17th century, while the south wing was altered between the 18th and 19th centuries, including the removal of its gable. The building is two storeys high, with tiled roofs. The upper storey of each wing projects on the east front, supported by shaped brackets on the north wing (number 53) and curved brackets on the others (numbers 54 and 55). Each wing features a small oriel shop window with glazing bars on the ground floor. Numbers 53 to 62 form a group.

Local climate

53-55, West Stockwell Street 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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  • Sale history — 5 transactions since 2011
  • Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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  • 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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