2, Palace Yard is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 June 1952. A C18 House. 2 related planning applications.
2, Palace Yard
- WRENN ID
- sombre-pedestal-pearl
- 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
- House
- Address
- 2, Palace Yard, Hereford, HR4 9BN
- OS grid reference
- SO 509 397
- Coordinates
- 52.05423, -2.71731
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an 18th-century house located in Palace Yard, Hereford. It is a three-storey building with a five-window facade. The windows are early 19th-century 9/6 sashes in broad, beaded cases, with later 3/6 sashes placed above. The entrance is on the right-hand side with an 18th-century six-panel door recessed within panelled surrounds, topped by a Gothic-glazed overlight. A 20th-century flat hood and consoles are above the door, alongside a restored 6/6 sash window. To the left of the entrance is a two-part window with 2/2 and 6/6 sashes, as well as a plank door and fanlight set within a semicircular arch. A storeyband runs across the facade. The building is included on the list for its group value.
Local climate
2, Palace Yard 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 — 1 transaction since 2025
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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