56-57, Friar Gate is a Grade II listed building in the Derby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 June 1952. House.
56-57, Friar Gate
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-mortar-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Derby
- Constituency
- Derby North MP: Catherine Atkinson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 June 1952
- Type
- House
- Address
- 56-57, Friar Gate, City of Derby
- OS grid reference
- SK 345 365
- Coordinates
- 52.92481, -1.48781
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
56-57 Friar Gate are a pair of mid-18th century houses. They are constructed of red brick and rise to three storeys. Each house features five sash windows with keyblocks and channelled lintels. The stone doorcases are identical, adorned with pediments on consoles, traceried fanlights, and six-panelled doors. A moulded stone cornice runs along the top. Number 56 has a slate roof, while Number 57 is covered with modern red tiles. These houses are part of a group that includes Nos 27 to 32, the Friar Gate Railway Bridge, and Nos 35 to 39, as well as Nos 41 to 51 and No 47 Ford Street.
Local climate
56-57, Friar Gate receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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