53 and 54, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1972. Commercial building. 1 related planning application.
53 and 54, High Street
- WRENN ID
- seventh-thatch-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 August 1972
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- 53 and 54, High Street, Ross-On-Wye, HR9 5HH
- OS grid reference
- SO 597 241
- Coordinates
- 51.91451, -2.58595
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The buildings at 53 and 54 High Street date from the 17th and 18th centuries and form an L-shaped composition. They are constructed of red sandstone and are four storeys high. The upper and second floors each feature three widely-spaced sash windows. A small, splayed bay with a concave hip sits on the first floor, featuring a three-light sash window on the right side. The central doorway is distinguished by Tuscan columns and a reeded frieze. Two further doorways are present, each with a rounded head and a fanlight.
Local climate
53 and 54, High Street receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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 — 1 transaction since 2006
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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