St Helen's Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1950. Chapel. 1 related planning application.

St Helen's Chapel

WRENN ID
forbidden-parapet-raven
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1950
Type
Chapel
Address
St Helen's Chapel, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1UB
OS grid reference
TL 997 253
Coordinates
51.89125, 0.90164
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

St Helen's Chapel was rebuilt around 1290, although it likely has origins from the 12th century or earlier. The chapel is constructed of rubble with bonding courses made of flat bricks. It has undergone significant restoration and partial rebuilding in modern times. Some windows date back to the 13th century. Currently, the chapel is used for storage purposes.

Local climate

St Helen's Chapel 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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