3, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information) is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 October 1953. House. 1 related planning application.

3, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)

WRENN ID
tangled-rotunda-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 October 1953
Type
House
Address
3, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information), 7, 9 and 13, Lower Cross, Kington, HR5 3BG
OS grid reference
SO 297 566
Coordinates
52.20381, -3.02913
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building, located at 3 High Street, is a house that has been converted into flats. It dates from the 18th century and was restored in 1977. The exterior is finished in stucco, topped with a gable roof covered in composite tiles, and features a rendered stack on the right side. The building stands four storeys high and has a single-window range. The ground, first, and second floors each have a modern tripartite window with a combination of 2/2, 6/6, and 2/2 sashes, while above, there is a 1/1, 3/3, and 1/1 sash window. A moulded band and frieze adorned with garlands lead to a moulded pediment, supported by paired Corinthian pilasters resting on rusticated bases, which also feature a moulded storey band.

On the left side, there is a tier of 4/4 sash windows and returned bands. A passage leads to the rear, which contains a modern door. The rear of the building has two modern 6/6 sash windows on the first floor, an early 19th-century sash window on the second floor, and a modern casement window in the gable. The ground floor features a late 19th-century tripartite window with 2/2, 6/6, and 2/2 sashes.

Local climate

3, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information) receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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