68, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1971. House. 2 related planning applications.

68, High Street

WRENN ID
white-attic-meadow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 December 1971
Type
House
Address
68, High Street, CO1 1UE
OS grid reference
TL 999 252
Coordinates
51.88977, 0.90448
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 68 High Street is a mid-19th century building constructed of red brick. It stands three storeys high and features two sash windows. The entrance includes a panelled door with a rectangular light above it. The roof is covered with slate. This building is part of a group that includes Nos. 67 to 75 (consecutive) and No. 1 Queen Street.

Local climate

68, High 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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