2 and 4 Thompson's Yard is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 April 1977. Building. 6 related planning applications.

2 and 4 Thompson's Yard

WRENN ID
final-passage-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell MP: Simon Lightwood (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 April 1977
Type
Building
Address
2 and 4 Thompson's Yard, WF1 1HD
OS grid reference
SE 330 207
Coordinates
53.68261, -1.50097
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 2 and 4 Thompson's Yard is a three-storey building from the Regency period, featuring three windows. It is constructed of red brick and has a stone frieze and cornice supported by paired brackets. The roof is stone flagged. The building has gauged flat brick arches and stone cills for the sash windows, which include glazing bars. To the right, there is a two-storey canted bay with similar windows, adorned with stone pilasters and entablatures. The central entrance consists of a six-panel door set within a narrow architrave, flanked by narrow pilasters and an entablature that is broken forward in the center. There are two stone steps leading up to the door. The left bay is set back and designed in a similar style. This building was previously part of No 60 Westgate, which is noted as the birthplace of George Gissing.

Local climate

2 and 4 Thompson's Yard receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2016
  • Related listed building consents — 6 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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