The Turrets is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1971. House. 1 related planning application.
The Turrets
- WRENN ID
- north-wattle-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1971
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Turrets, 89, Lexden Road, CO3 3RB
- OS grid reference
- TL 982 249
- Coordinates
- 51.88818, 0.87951
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Turrets is a building located at 89 Lexden Road, constructed in 1817. It was likely designed by Robert Lugar for Francis Smythies, who was the Town Clerk. This Gothic-style structure features battlements and turrets, and is made of plastered brick. The building has two storeys and attics, and is adorned with Gothic pointed windows.
Local climate
The Turrets 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- 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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