2 and 3, High Town is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 June 1952. Shop, dwelling. 5 related planning applications.

2 and 3, High Town

WRENN ID
seventh-rubble-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 June 1952
Type
Shop, dwelling
Address
2 and 3, High Town, Hereford, HR1 2AA
OS grid reference
SO 509 400
Coordinates
52.05663, -2.71634
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This property comprises shops and dwellings, dating from the 18th century. It is constructed of painted brick with a slate roof. The building is four storeys high and originally had a three-window range. To the left, the upper floors contain 2/2 sash windows within gauged brick flat arches. To the right, there are two 2/1 sashes on the ground floor, with 2/2 and 3/6 sashes above, all set within broad cases and under gauged brick flat arches. Scars of former storeybands are visible. Stone-coped parapets top the facade.

The left-hand side features a 20th-century imitation Regency shop front with a pair of half-glazed doors, a decorative overlight with glazing bars, and a bow window with glazing bars. The fascia board has a tympanum and is supported by moulded pilasters with consoles. The right-hand side has a double-fronted shop front with a central 20th-century 3/4 glazed door and a plain overlight, flanked by bow windows with glazing bars. A fascia board with tympana and a moulded hood is also present.

The rear of the building features a string course. A rear wing has three blocked openings on the first floor, each with a 20th-century light above. There is a plain tile gable dormer. The rear wing is rendered, including a string course at second-floor level.

Inside No. 3, there is a dogleg staircase with turned balusters. On the third floor, a carved stud is set into the ceiling, alongside a two-panel door and a corner fireplace. The second floor has a two-panel door, a 6/6 sash window, and a coloured margin-glazed sash. The first floor has a coved ceiling and a corner fireplace to the rear. No. 2 contains 19th-century panelling on the landing, an early 19th-century staircase, and a corner fireplace to the rear on the second floor. The first floor includes a fireplace to the front and a coved ceiling. The cellars are medieval and were formerly linked to adjacent properties.

Local climate

2 and 3, High Town receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
  • Related listed building consents — 5 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
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