Building to the Rear of Number 1a is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1995. Warehouse.
Building to the Rear of Number 1a
- WRENN ID
- stony-attic-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 November 1995
- Type
- Warehouse
- Address
- Building to the Rear of Number 1a, Horsefair, Shrewsbury
- OS grid reference
- SJ 498 125
- Coordinates
- 52.70832, -2.74378
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This building, located to the rear of Number 1A on Horsefair in Shrewsbury, is a Grade II listed warehouse from the early 17th century. Its original use is unknown, but it is believed to have been non-domestic, possibly for agricultural or storage purposes. The structure is timber-framed with a plain tiled roof and consists of two storeys that are undivided internally on each floor.
The timber framing features square panels with some tension bracing and arch bracing in the gable walls. The building has five bays, and the roof trusses show signs of alterations, likely related to raising the roof height. The tie beams are positioned below the wall plate and are connected to a collar by a raking brace, which is also braced to the wall plate. There are two purlins on each side and wind braces. While there is little structural evidence indicating the original use of the building, the lack of a stack and its location behind the main building line suggest it was originally intended as a service building.
Local climate
Building to the Rear of Number 1a receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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