27, High Town is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1973. Shop and dwelling. 3 related planning applications.
27, High Town
- WRENN ID
- salt-plaster-dust
- 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 and dwelling
- Address
- 27, High Town, Hereford, HR1 2AB
- OS grid reference
- SO 510 400
- Coordinates
- 52.05629, -2.71592
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
27 High Town is a shop and dwelling with medieval origins, dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, and features elements from the late 18th century along with 20th-century alterations. The building is constructed of painted brick and has a plain tile roof with a 20th-century brick end stack. It stands four storeys high and has a three-window range, featuring six-over-six sash windows with old glass, set under gauged brick flat arches on the first and second floors. Above these are three-over-three sashes, with the center window blocked, and a 20th-century restored parapet. The shop front was also updated in the 20th century.
Inside, the building contains extensive remains of timber-framing from the 16th and 17th centuries, suggesting possible medieval origins. The basement features well-cut stonework and a medieval corbel. A stair wall leading from the ground to the first floor showcases a 17th-century wall painting, while a room on the second floor contains re-set linenfold panelling from the early 16th century. Various rooms on the second and third floors include reused panelling dating from around 1600.
Local climate
27, 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2015
- 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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