27 and 28, Shambles is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1954. A 19th century House. 3 related planning applications.
27 and 28, Shambles
- WRENN ID
- patient-gargoyle-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1954
- Type
- House
- Period
- 19th century
- Address
- 27 and 28, Shambles, YO1 7LX
- OS grid reference
- SE 604 518
- Coordinates
- 53.95896, -1.07994
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A pair of houses dating to circa 1840, located on the southwest side of The Shambles in York. The front of the buildings are colour-washed plaster with incised render, and feature a timber eaves box. The roof is slate, covered with brick coping, and includes skylights and brick stacks.
The front façade is three stories high, with a two-window arrangement. The shopfronts are double-width, featuring plain pilasters, impost details, and a moulded cornice. The central panelled door has a blocked overlight. Number 27 has a panelled door and a plate glass shop window with sliding transom lights, set above a panelled riser. Number 28 has an altered door and a small-pane shop window. The first and second floor windows of Number 27 are paired four-pane sashes. The windows of Number 28 are twelve-pane sashes with slender glazing bars. The interiors were not inspected.
Local climate
27 and 28, Shambles receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2019
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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