The Talmins is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1964. House. 2 related planning applications.
The Talmins
- WRENN ID
- far-mantel-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1964
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Talmins, 19, Baldock Street, Royston, SG8 5AY
- OS grid reference
- TL 354 407
- Coordinates
- 52.0483, -0.02604
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Talmins is a 18th-century building located on the north side of Baldock Street, designated as No. 19. The facade is finished in stucco and features an old tiled roof that is hipped at the front, complemented by a wooden cornice with modillions and three hipped dormers. The building stands two storeys tall with attics and includes five sash windows with glazing bars, along with louvered shutters on the left floor. There is a three-light window on the right side of the ground floor. The doorway, positioned to the right of centre, is adorned with an entablature supported by fluted Doric pilasters. The Talmins is part of a group that includes Nos 19A, 21, and 23.
Local climate
The Talmins sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1997
- 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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