20 and 21, High Town is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1973. House. 9 related planning applications.

20 and 21, High Town

WRENN ID
cold-portal-sorrel
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
House
Address
20 and 21, High Town, Hereford, HR1 2AB
OS grid reference
SO 510 400
Coordinates
52.05629, -2.71546
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

20 and 21 High Town is a house that has been converted into building society offices. It dates from the early 18th century, with a cellar that dates back to around 1500. The exterior is made of painted brick in English bond. The building has three storeys and a cellar, featuring a four-window range with 20th-century 8/8 sash windows set under segmental arches on the first and second floors. There is a coped parapet on the roof, which is not visible, and a 20th-century shop front. Inside, the important cellar from around 1500 has a four-centred arched tunnel vault.

Local climate

20 and 21, 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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