Front range of former Sharpe's Pottery is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 October 1981. Pottery. 5 related planning applications.

Front range of former Sharpe's Pottery

WRENN ID
sunken-stair-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 October 1981
Type
Pottery
Address
Front range of former Sharpe's Pottery, Sharpes Pottery Heritage and Art Centre, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG
OS grid reference
SK 298 195
Coordinates
52.77294, -1.5592
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The front range of the former Sharpe's Pottery, dating from the early 19th century, is a notable example of a pottery works. It is constructed from red brick and features a plinth. The building has a tiled hipped roof with a truncated chimney stack and a gable above the first-floor loading door. It stands two storeys high and is approximately seven bays wide. The windows are generally fixed with two or three lights and include glazing bars, although some have been replaced with modern glazing in earlier window spaces. The ground floor also features two sets of loading doors.

Local climate

Front range of former Sharpe's Pottery receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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