Former Swan Inn is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1949. Inn. 5 related planning applications.
Former Swan Inn
- WRENN ID
- unlit-wicket-moss
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 July 1949
- Type
- Inn
- Address
- Former Swan Inn, High Street, Bridgnorth, WV16 4DX
- OS grid reference
- SO 716 931
- Coordinates
- 52.53535, -2.41937
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Former Swan Inn, dating from around 1651, is a timber-framed building with plaster, standing three storeys tall with the upper floors overhanging. It features 18th-century windows throughout, a notable wrought-iron sign, and wood modillion eaves. The building has three hipped dormers and a tiled roof, with a slated pentice roof at the ground floor that extends over a covered way leading to a courtyard and the adjoining shop at number 51. This picturesque structure is in good condition. The Former Swan Inn, along with numbers 50 and 51, and numbers 53 to 57, forms a cohesive group.
Local climate
Former Swan Inn receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% 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 2021
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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