Shermans is a Grade I listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1952. House. 3 related planning applications.
Shermans
- WRENN ID
- sheer-porch-weasel
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex MP: Sir Bernard Jenkin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 June 1952
- Type
- House
- Address
- Shermans, High Street, Dedham, CO7 6DE
- OS grid reference
- TM 057 331
- Coordinates
- 51.95902, 0.99282
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Shermans is a Grade I listed building, constructed around 1735. It features two storeys and attics with a basement, showcasing an elaborate Suffolk brick front adorned with ornate red dressings, pilasters, and a dentil cornice. The roof is T-shaped, with a single red brick chimney located at the rear. On the first floor, there is a central niche framed by Ionic pilasters and a pediment. The parapet is ramped up to hold a painted sundial at its center. The façade includes a two-window range of small paned sash windows, each with aprons and arches made of rubbed brick. The central doorcase is highlighted by a dentilled pediment and Corinthian pilasters, situated above a flight of steps. The front design is modeled after the east wing of the Grammar School built in 1732, but it is more elaborate. Inside, the building features contemporary panelling and a staircase.
Local climate
Shermans sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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- Related listed building consents — 3 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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