2, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1972. Shop, dwelling. 1 related planning application.

2, High Street

WRENN ID
silent-storey-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 August 1972
Type
Shop, dwelling
Address
2, High Street, Kington, HR5 3AX
OS grid reference
SO 297 566
Coordinates
52.20387, -3.02907
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 2 High Street is a shop and dwelling that has been converted into offices and flats. It was built in the early 19th century and restored in 1977. The building is constructed of stucco and features a composite tile roof. It stands three storeys tall and has a two-window range. The windows are 20th-century 6/6 sashes, positioned between pairs of pilasters with a moulded storey band. Above these, there are 3/6 sashes in similar settings, adorned with garlands along the eaves cornice. To the right, there are recessed panels, and the building has a leaded parapet.

The central entrance consists of a lozenge-glazed panelled door with a plain overlight, flanked by bow windows that have glazing bars, along with panelled risers and reveals. These are covered by moulded wood flat hoods supported by reeded pilasters. There is another entrance to the left, which is missing its door and has a plain overlight. The building features rusticated stucco beneath the moulded storey band.

Local climate

2, High Street 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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