47, New Street is a Grade II* listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1952. Former prison. 2 related planning applications.
47, New Street
- WRENN ID
- scattered-pinnacle-gilt
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 October 1952
- Type
- Former prison
- Address
- 47, New Street, Ross-On-Wye, HR9 7DA
- OS grid reference
- SO 598 242
- Coordinates
- 51.9153, -2.5848
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 47 New Street is a Grade II* listed building dating from 1820 to 1830, originally serving as an old prison. This small, square building is constructed of red sandstone and features a hipped slate roof. On the ground floor, there are high pointed windows with iron bars flanking the entrance. The first floor has a similar central window, with small blocked windows on either side. The doorway is highlighted by a pointed arch with two orders and a stone panel above. The door is studded and includes a grill, flanked by heavy wide stone pilasters on either side.
Local climate
47, New Street receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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 — 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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