8, Church Street is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1971. Former registry office. 8 related planning applications.

8, Church Street

WRENN ID
ruined-paling-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 December 1971
Type
Former registry office
Address
8, Church Street, CO1 1NF
OS grid reference
TL 993 251
Coordinates
51.88887, 0.89538
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · EPC · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

No. 8 Church Street is a former District Registry of the High Court of Justice, built in the early 19th century. The building is constructed of plastered brick and features a ground floor tetrastyle portico that spans the entire front. The end bays are accented with flat pilasters. It has a four-window range with double hung sashes that include glazing bars, and the two center windows have arched heads. A stone cornice with modillions crowns the structure, and it is topped with a slate roof.

Local climate

8, Church 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2008
  • Related listed building consents — 8 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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