8 and 9, Castle View is a Grade II listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1975. Cottage pair. 2 related planning applications.

8 and 9, Castle View

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
Cottage pair
Address
8 and 9, Castle View, City of Leicester, LE1 5WH
OS grid reference
SK 582 041
Coordinates
52.63193, -1.14024
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 8 and 9 Castle View are a pair of mid-18th century red brick cottages that stand adjacent to each other. They are two storeys high and feature two windows, each with two-light casements that include glazing bars. The cottages have plain doors and a brick band, topped with a slate roof that has gable ends. These buildings are part of a group that includes all the listed structures on Castle Street, Castle View, and Castle Yard, along with Skeffington House, the Iron Gates, Chantry House, and Newarke Wall, all located in The Newarke.

Local climate

8 and 9, Castle View 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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