Winnock's Almshouses is a Grade I listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1950. Almshouses. 7 related planning applications.
Winnock's Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- drifting-spindle-vale
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1950
- Type
- Almshouses
- Address
- Winnock's Almshouses, 1-6, Winnock's Terrace
- OS grid reference
- TM 001 247
- Coordinates
- 51.88507, 0.90636
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Winnock's Almshouses, built in 1678 by John Winnock, is a notable example of 17th-century brick architecture. This long range of six tenements is constructed of red brick and features two storeys with tiled roofs. The north front is divided into three bays by pilasters, with a moulded brick band between the storeys. The north and south bays have parapets, while the central bay is topped with a pediment. The façade includes a six-window range of broad double-hung sashes with glazing bars, and the original doors are two panels with bolection moulding. The two central doorways are combined into one architectural composition, framed by three pilasters topped with half balls and a broken voluted pediment. Within the main pediment, there are two sunk inscription panels; one features the initials I M and the other displays the date 1678.
Local climate
Winnock's Almshouses 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 7 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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