Ketelfield and attached garden terrace and steps at the south elevation is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 2015. Dwelling.
Ketelfield and attached garden terrace and steps at the south elevation
- WRENN ID
- watchful-frieze-wind
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 2015
- Type
- Dwelling
- Address
- Ketelfield and attached garden terrace and steps at the south elevation, Hadleigh Road, Higham, Colchester, CO7 6LD
- OS grid reference
- TM 032 359
- Coordinates
- 51.98522, 0.9588
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Ketelfield is a detached dwelling built between 1975 and 1978, designed by Peter Aldington of Aldington Craig for Harold and Joan Wedgwood. The house is constructed on a brick and concrete semi-basement with a concrete sub-frame, featuring a bolted steel frame and insulated double Douglas Fir panels with double-glazed units. The plan is broadly rectangular, with open-plan living and kitchen areas, and bedrooms and bathrooms separated by a soundproofed partition.
Ketelfield is a single-storey building with a flat roof. The main entrance is on the sloping north side, accessed via a pedestrian bridge leading to a recessed, timber-clad porch and a plain timber door. The elevations are generally similar in appearance, with the steel frame exposed and interchangeable double-glazed and plywood panels, divided vertically by narrow aluminium mullions. The north and east elevations use plywood panels painted black instead of glass for privacy around the entrance and bedrooms.
Inside, the open-plan living areas feature wooden panelled walls and replaced wooden flooring. A sliding glazed partition separates the living room from a conservatory, while a sliding wooden partition divides the dining area from the kitchen. A small utility area adjoins the kitchen, with steps leading down to the semi-basement and a door to the garden. Contemporary doors, kitchen cupboards, and joinery are present throughout. A simple fireplace with a metal surround and tiled floor is in the living area, and a woodburner has been added to the dining room.
A plywood partition to the east of the dining room and utility room separates the sleeping area. A top-lit corridor provides access to three bedrooms and two bathrooms; one bathroom retains original Adamsez Meridian fittings. The corridor and master bedroom have built-in cupboards.
On the south side, facing the garden, a raised steel terrace is connected to the lawn by two sets of steps.
Local climate
Ketelfield and attached garden terrace and steps at the south elevation 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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