Blue Leader is a Grade II* listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 June 1952. Shop and dwelling. 1 related planning application.

Blue Leader

WRENN ID
last-rotunda-harvest
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 and dwelling
Address
Blue Leader, 3, Widemarsh Street, Hereford, HR4 9EA
OS grid reference
SO 509 400
Coordinates
52.05676, -2.71669
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 3 Blue Leader is a shop and dwelling located on Widemarsh Street in Hereford. It dates from the late 18th century but has origins that trace back to the 15th century. The building is constructed of stucco and features a 20th-century hipped composite tile roof with a brick end stack. It stands three storeys tall with a basement and has a three-window range, including 6/6 sashes and 3/3 sashes above, along with dentilled eaves. The entrance is located to the right and consists of part-glazed double doors and a 20th-century shop window. To the left, there is a canted return with a triple-arched entrance that has a central door and rusticated stucco detailing. The left side of the building features similar sashes and four 20th-century shop windows, with an entrance on the left.

Inside, there is a late 19th-century staircase with stick balusters leading to the Bewell Street entrance. The basement is part of a larger space that extends under No. 5 Widemarsh Street and includes a 15th-century pointed-arch vault, two moulded ashlar pointed-arch doorways, a wrought-iron grille, three ceiling bosses, and two small recesses.

Local climate

Blue Leader 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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