The Castle House is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1952. A C17 Residential house. 2 related planning applications.
The Castle House
- WRENN ID
- spare-attic-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex MP: Sir Bernard Jenkin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 June 1952
- Type
- Residential house
- Address
- The Castle House, East Lane, Dedham, CO7 6AZ
- OS grid reference
- TM 059 321
- Coordinates
- 51.94996, 0.99612
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Castle House is a building that dates from the 15th to 17th century and has undergone significant alterations. The western part of the house likely originates from the 15th century, while the southern side is from the 16th or 17th century. It features early 17th century painted decoration that was recently discovered but is currently concealed, located on the first floor. The house was probably the residence of a leading clothier, similar to other houses in Dedham. There are many later additions, including an interesting domed music room from the early 19th century. The Castle House was the residence of the late Sir Alfred Munnings, who was the President of the Royal Academy, and it houses his art collection.
Local climate
The Castle House 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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