Stables Block to the North East of the Grove is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1982. Stables.
Stables Block to the North East of the Grove
- WRENN ID
- muffled-slate-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex MP: Sir Bernard Jenkin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 January 1982
- Type
- Stables
- Address
- Stables Block to the North East of the Grove, CO7 6DT
- OS grid reference
- TM 050 321
- Coordinates
- 51.94961, 0.98162
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The stables block to the north-east of The Grove is a large former stable building with a complex layout, constructed of painted brick in Flemish bond. It features a low-pitched slated roof with a continuous eaves cornice. The south front consists of three bays, topped with a pediment above the eaves. The central bay projects forward and includes a blocked carriage arch with stone imposts and a keystone. On the first storey, there are four small-paned sash windows, while the ground storey has one pair of windows on the right and a modern door with casements in the blocked archway.
Local climate
Stables Block to the North East of the Grove sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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