Numbers 1 and 2 Salcott Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1982. Cottage.

Numbers 1 and 2 Salcott Cottages

WRENN ID
heavy-flue-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 January 1982
Type
Cottage
Address
Numbers 1 and 2 Salcott Cottages, the Street
OS grid reference
TL 948 136
Coordinates
51.78775, 0.82366
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Numbers 1 and 2 Salcott Cottages are 18th century cottages that are timber framed and plastered, topped with a gabled roof made of red plain tiles. The cottages feature a two-window range with double hung vertical sliding sashes that include glazing bars, along with modern louvred shutters. There is a 19th century chimney stack, and a modern extension has been added at the rear.

Local climate

Numbers 1 and 2 Salcott Cottages sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 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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