Hole in the Wall Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1971. A C18 Public house.

Hole in the Wall Public House

WRENN ID
steep-cobalt-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 December 1971
Type
Public house
Address
Hole in the Wall Public House, Balkerne Lane
OS grid reference
TL 992 252
Coordinates
51.88976, 0.89397
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Hole in the Wall Public House is a 18th-century building that has been altered over time. It is located over the north carriageway of the Roman Balkerne Gate. The exterior is rendered and colourwashed, and the building has two storeys. Most of the windows are mid-19th century sashes, although some feature glazing bars. There is an oriel bay window on the north gable end, and the roof is tiled. The structure is also connected to visible remains of the Roman Town Wall.

Local climate

Hole in the Wall 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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