49 and 51, Market Place is a Grade II listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1975. Commercial.

49 and 51, Market Place

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South MP: Shockat Adam (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 March 1975
Type
Commercial
Address
49 and 51, Market Place, City of Leicester, LE1 5EL
OS grid reference
SK 588 044
Coordinates
52.63468, -1.13237
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 49 and 51 on Market Place are mid-19th century buildings featuring a stucco exterior and a slate roof. They have a modillion eaves cornice and moulded sill courses. The buildings rise to four storeys and each has two windows with moulded architraves and cornices supported by console brackets on the first and second floors. The windows are sashes without glazing bars. A large modern shop occupies the ground floor, complete with a large fascia board. These buildings are included for their group value with other listed structures on the east side of Market Place.

Local climate

49 and 51, Market Place receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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