Electricity Sub Station is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1997. Electricity sub station. 2 related planning applications.

Electricity Sub Station

WRENN ID
distant-plinth-root
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
York
Constituency
York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 March 1997
Type
Electricity sub station
Address
Electricity Sub Station, Wellington Row, YO1 6BE
OS grid reference
SE 599 518
Coordinates
53.95965, -1.08736
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This electricity substation, built in the early 20th century, features rock-faced sandstone with ashlar dressings and a chamfered parapet that conceals the roof. The building has two low storeys and a six-bay front. On the left end, there are tall boarded double doors, while the other openings consist of windows that are either pivoting or top-hung. The ground floor windows are double transomed and the upper floor windows have three panes. All openings are chamfered, with four-centred heads on the ground floor and square-headed designs on the upper floor. The five-bay river front mirrors the street front but lacks the double doors. The interior has not been inspected. This substation is included for its group value with Lendal Bridge and the associated City Wall.

Local climate

Electricity Sub Station 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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