Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1950. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-fireplace-clover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1950
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Giles, Stanwell Street
- OS grid reference
- TL 998 248
- Coordinates
- 51.88608, 0.90204
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Giles has origins dating back to the 12th century, with the south wall of the nave from this period. The chancel was added in the 13th century, while the nave and north aisle were constructed in the 14th century. A north chapel and south porch were added in the 16th century. The west tower, which is timber-framed and weather-boarded, dates from the 17th to 18th century. The church has undergone significant restoration in the 19th century and more recently. An interesting feature is a stone floor tablet, now located on the north wall of the north chapel, commemorating Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle, who were executed after the siege of Colchester in 1648. The building is no longer used as a church.
Local climate
Church of St Giles 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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