56 and 56a, Commercial Street is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1973. Shop, dwelling. 3 related planning applications.
56 and 56a, Commercial Street
- WRENN ID
- veiled-cupola-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 October 1973
- Type
- Shop, dwelling
- Address
- 56 and 56a, Commercial Street, Hereford, HR1 2DJ
- OS grid reference
- SO 511 400
- Coordinates
- 52.05678, -2.71409
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
56 and 56A Commercial Street is a shop and former dwelling, dating from the early 19th century. The building is constructed of painted brick and features a Welsh slate roof, with a stack located at the rear. It stands three storeys tall and has a two-window range. The windows have been altered in the 19th century and include 6/6 sash windows under gauged brick flat arches, with 3/3 sash windows above. The building has a brick modillion eaves. The shop front was updated in the 20th century and includes entrances on the right side, with an entrance to No. 56A on the left.
Local climate
56 and 56a, Commercial Street 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2017
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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