Tymperleys is a Grade II* listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1950. A Medieval House. 2 related planning applications.
Tymperleys
- WRENN ID
- riven-moat-elm
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1950
- Type
- House
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Tymperleys, 8, Trinity Street, CO1 1JN
- OS grid reference
- TL 995 250
- Coordinates
- 51.8886, 0.89882
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Tymperleys is a building originally constructed in the 15th to 16th century, set back from the road in its garden and facing south, accessible through an archway in No 7. The building has been much restored and features two storeys and attics, with a timber-framed and plastered exterior, exposing the timbering on the front. The roofs are tiled, and there are three gabled dormers. The upper storey projects on the south front. There is an original doorway at the west end of the first floor with a four-centred head, which is now blocked and likely once led to an external stairway. The building has mostly modern windows. Inside, there are original moulded ceiling beams and a 17th-century staircase. A plaque over the gateway indicates that this was the home of William Gilberd, MA 1544-1603, recognized as the Father of Electrical Science. Nos 2 to 14 form a group with Tymperleys.
Local climate
Tymperleys 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 sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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