1 AND 2, CHOIR CLOSE (See details for further address information) is a Grade II listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1971. Shop. 4 related planning applications.
1 AND 2, CHOIR CLOSE (See details for further address information)
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-tallow-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rutland
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1971
- Type
- Shop
- Address
- 1 AND 2, CHOIR CLOSE (See details for further address information), Church Passage, Oakham, LE15 6DR
- OS grid reference
- SK 860 088
- Coordinates
- 52.6706, -0.72822
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 1 and 2 Choir Close are two shops housed in a single building dating from the early 19th century. The structure is three storeys high and constructed of red brick. It features early 19th century shop fronts that are unified under one cornice. On the first floor, there are two rectangular bay windows with glazing bars. The third storey has a small window with glazing bars for No 1, while No 2 has modern glass. The doorways are adorned with paterae ornaments. Nos 1 to 3 form a group with Nos 35 and 37, the Market Cross and Stocks, in the Market Place.
Local climate
1 AND 2, CHOIR CLOSE (See details for further address information) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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